SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA
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Duke of York; New York
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Geo Calv; New Jersey
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Calvie; Maryland
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Lord Baltimore; Maryland
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Detailed explanation-1: -King Charles I had approved a request from George Calvert to establish a colony called the Province of Maryland (“Terra Mariae”) in 1632.
Detailed explanation-2: -Who Was Lord Baltimore? Lord Baltimore is credited as the founder of Maryland through the procurement of the colony charter from King Charles I of England on June 20, 1632.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cecilius (Cecil) Calvert (1605-1675) Cecil Calvert succeeded to the title of Lord Baltimore upon the death of his father, George, and was the one to whom the Charter of Maryland was actually granted by King Charles I in 1632. Like his father, he never travelled to Maryland.
Detailed explanation-4: -George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore (/ˈbɔːltɪmɔːr/; 1580 – 15 April 1632), was an English politician and colonial administrator. He achieved domestic political success as a member of parliament and later Secretary of State under King James I.