Plantations in the Maryland Colony were dominated by tobacco, and as prices dropped the plantation owners grew to rely heavily on slaves to maximize profits. Natural resources in the Maryland Colony included forests, fish, and good farming land. Plantations grew tobacco, cotton, corn, vegetables, grains, and fruit.
What did colonial Maryland do to make money?
To supplement their income, large planters increasingly turned to money lending and renting land to tenant farmers. All the while, tobacco production continued to increase. In 1740s, the colony averaged around 20 million pounds per year. By the 1760s, Maryland produced 25 million pounds per year.
What are the jobs in the New England colonies?
New England settlers found work as fishermen, dock workers, sailors, shipbuilders, merchants and artisans. Most people farmed, but the poor soil made anything but bare subsistence farming impossible.
Why is it called Maryland?
Maryland, or Terra Mariae in Latin, was named for Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I of England. Charles I granted the Maryland Charter to Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore, in 1632. Cecilius Calvert led the expedition. His brother Leonard would become the first Governor of Maryland.
Why is Maryland so important?
Maryland has been called “America in Miniature” because so much is packed into its 10,460 square miles of land and water. Maryland was home to the first railroad, the first dental school and the first umbrella factory. And Maryland inventors gave us the gas light, the linotype machine and the refrigerator.
What is the smallest colony?
Gibraltar
The smallest colony in the world is Gibraltar (since 1969, the City of Gibraltar), with an area of 5.8 km² 1440 acres/21/4 miles². Pitcairn Island, the only inhabited island (55 people in late 1993) of a group of four (total area 48 km² 188 miles²), has an area of 388 ha 960 acres/18 miles².
What problems did Maryland face?
While Maryland indeed became a safe place for persecuted Catholics to settle, many Protestants and Puritans left other colonies to settle there, as well. Maryland became torn by religious friction and political struggles between Catholics and Protestants.
