18/Maryland at a Glance

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1776, Aug. 14-Nov. 11

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1776, Dec. 20-1777, Mar. 4
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1783, Nov. 26-1784, June;
1783, Dec. 23. ..........

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1784, Jan. 14 ...........

1785, March 28 .........
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Tobacco inspection law enabled Maryland to control quality of exports.
Gen. Edward Braddock's expedition through Maryland to the west.
Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon surveyed boundary line with
Pennsylvania.
Stamp Act resistance at Frederick.
Cornerstone laid for State House in Annapolis.
Last colonial General Assembly prorogued.
First Provincial Convention met at Annapolis.
Burning of the Peggy Stewart in Annapolis harbor.
"Bush Declaration" signed, Harford County.
Association of Freemen formed.
Council of Safety organized.
Departure of Robert Eden, Maryland's last colonial governor.
Declaration of Independence adopted in Philadelphia. Engrossed
copy signed by Marylanders William Paca, Charles Carroll of
Carrollton, Thomas Stone, and Samuel Chase.

Maryland Convention declared independence from Great Britain.
Constitutional Convention of 1776 (meeting of Ninth Provincial
Convention).
Maryland soldiers fought at Battle of Long Island and continued to
engage the British at later battles, including White Plains, and
Harlem Heights.
Declaration of Rights (Maryland's Bill of Rights) adopted by Ninth
Convention. Church of England disestablished.
First State Constitution adopted by Ninth Convention.
Continental Congress met at Baltimore.
First General Assembly elected under State Constitution of 1776 met at
Annapolis.
Inauguration of first governor elected by General Assembly. Council of
Safety disbands.
Maryland soldiers fought at Battle of Brandywine in Pennsylvania.
In South Carolina, Maryland soldiers fought at Battle of Camden.
Maryland soldiers fought at Battle of Cowpens in South Carolina.
Property of Loyalists and British subjects confiscated.
Maryland ratified, and thereby made effective, the Articles of
Confederation.
In North Carolina, Maryland soldiers fought at Battle of Guilford
Courthouse.
Maryland soldiers fought at Battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina.
John Hanson elected President of the United States in Congress
Assembled.
Washington College established at Chestertown.
Continental Congress met at Annapolis.
George Washington resigned commission as commander in chief of
Continental Army at State House in Annapolis.
St. John's College established at Annapolis.

Treaty of Paris, ending Revolutionary War, ratified by Congress at
Annapolis.
Mt. Vernon Compact, an agreement on navigation and fishing in Potomac
River and Chesapeake Bay, signed by Maryland and Virginia
commissioners.
China trade begun with arrival of Canton cargo at Baltimore.