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16 Cards in this Set
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Colony
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a settlement under the control of another nation
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Nanticoke
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One of the Native American tribes in the Maryland area. They eventually moved away from the colonists.
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Piscataway
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One of the Native American tribes in the Maryland area. They eventually moved away from the colonists.
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Yaocomico
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One of the Native American tribes in Maryland. They were the ones who helped the settlers when they first arrived.
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Leonard Calvert
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He was the governor of the colony. He was only 23 when he arrived in Maryland. He was Catholic, wealthy and the brother of Cecil (Lord Baltimore).
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Thomas Cornwallis
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He was a wealthy man who paid his way to Maryland. He was promised more land if he brought more servants. He was Catholic and was seeking religious freedom.
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Father Andrew White
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He was one of two Catholic priests who went to Maryland. He also was the oldest person in the group to come to Maryland at that time. He was 54. He worked at converting the Native Americans to Christianity. He also wrote a book on the history of the colony.
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Mathias de Sousa
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He was one of two Africans who came to Maryland in that first group. He was an indentured servant and worked for Andrew White. He piloted his own boat and did much trading with Native Americans. When he became a free man (after his indenture) he served on the General Assembly.
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William Browne
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He was just ten years old when he arrived at the colony. He was an indentured servant and worked for Thomas Cornwallis until he was eighteen. (His indenture lasted eight years). He eventually became a free man and became a farmer.
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St. Mary's City
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The name of the town that the colonists started on the mainland of Maryland. They built their town next to a Yaocomico village
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Margaret Brent
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She came to the colony four years after it started (in 1638. She had a large farm and grew tobacco. She also raised cows and hogs. She was a good friend of the governor, and when the governor died, she took care of his property. She went to the General Assembly and tried to convince them to allow women to vote.
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Cutting down trees
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The colonists did this to create St. Mary's City. Unfortunately, it changed the habitat so much that many of the Native Americans had to move on to another location.
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Silt
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This is the muddy, earthy material that was washed into rivers and streams when all the trees were cut down. It killed much of the fish and shellfish in the streams. Normally, the forests would stop the erosion. This material made the rivers and streams too shallow for large boats to sail up them.
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March 25, 1634
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This was the day and year that the colonists landed on St. Clement's Island. It is called Maryland Day today.
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St. Clement's Island
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This is where the settlers first landed in Maryland. The island was too small for them. So they sailed to the mainland and started St. Mary's City
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indentured servant
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A person has his/her way paid to the new world and sometimes has his/her debts paid. In return he/she agrees to work for a landowner for a number of years (often between 5-10 years). After that set time, the person is free
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