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1682. December 19—William Penn met Charles Calvert, 3d. Lord Bal- 1683. The old Treasury Building on Capitol Hill was built for "the 16—. The first regularly constituted Presbyterian Church in the United 1692. Church of England made the established church of the Province. under Francis Nicholson, Governor. 1694. February 28—The first Provincial Assembly held in Annapolis in Major Edward Dorsey's house, 83 Prince George Street. Maryland. 1704. An Act was passed "to prevent the growth of popery." stood the Armory, which was also the ball room. 1763. Mason and Dixon's line survey begun. 1764. The log meeting-house, called Strawbridge Methodist Chapel, 1765. March 22—Passage of Stamp Act. 1766. March 18—Repeal of Stamp Act. 1767. May 13—Duty imposed on tea. 1774. October 19—Burning of the "Peggy Stewart." 1775. July 26—Formation of "Association of Freemen." 1776. July 3—Maryland declared her independence. 1776. November 10—First State Constitution adopted, 1777. March 21—Thomas Johnson, first State Governor, inaugurated. 1783. December 23—Washington resigned his military commission to 1784. Saint John's College, Annapolis, chartered. The third oldest college in the United States. 1784, January 14—Treaty of Peace with Great Britain ratified. 1785. December 11—First steamboat in the United States, invented by 1786. September ii—Convention of six States to inaugurate movement 1786. The Pope appointed Rev. John Carroll Apostolic Vicar, after- |
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