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Captain John Smith explores the Chesapeake bay.
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English trading post established on Kent Island
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Maryland charter granted Cecilius Calvert by King Charles I. The colony was named Marlyland after Queen Henrietta Maria wife of Charles I
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Ark and Dove sail from Isle of Wight, England
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Ark and Dove arrive at St.Clements Island, St.Mary is founded
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An Act Concerning Religion passed; Puritans founded Providence (now Annapolis)
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Slavery allowed by law in Maryland
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Annapolis becomes the capital of Maryland
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Maryland Gazette founded the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States
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Baltimore founded
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Mason-Dixon Line established as Maryland's northern boundary
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Four Marylanders sign the Declaration of Independence
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Annapolis became the nation's capital from November 1783 until August 1784; George Washington resigned his commission in the State House
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Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris in the State House
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Annapolis Convention called for meeting to discuss new form of government
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Maryland becomes the seventh state to ratify the U. S. Constitution
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Maryland donates land for the new capital, Washington D.C.
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British raid Havre de Grace during the War of 1812
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British burn Washington and bomb Fort McHenry; Francis Scott Key writes the "Star- Spangled Banner"
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Maryland abolishes slavery
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Present Maryland Constitution adopted
