20 / Maryland at a Glance Maryland Manual 1996 1997

1732 Establishment of boundary line with three lower counties of Pennsylvania,
which later became Delaware
1744, June 30 Native American chiefs of the Six Nations relinquished by treaty all
claims to land in colony
1747 Tobacco inspection law enabled Maryland to control quality of exports
1755 Gen. Edward Braddock led expedition through Maryland to the west
1763-1767 Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon surveyed boundary line with
Pennsylvania
1765, Nov 23 Stamp Act resistance at Frederick
1772, March 28 Cornerstone laid for State House in Annapolis
1774, April 19 Last colonial General Assembly prorogued
1774, June 22 First Provincial Convention met at Annapolis
1774. Oct 19 Burning of the Peggy Stewart in Annapolis harbor
1775, March 22 "Bush Declaration" signed, Harford County
1775, July 26 Association of Freemen formed
1775, Aug 29 Council of Safety organized
1776, June 26 Departure of Robert Eden, Maryland's last colonial governor
1776, July 4 Declaration of Independence adopted in Philadelphia. Engrossed
copy signed by Marylanders William Paca, Charles Carroll of
Carrollton, Thomas Stone, and Samuel Chase
1776, July 6 Maryland Convention declared independence from Great Britain
1776, Aug 14 Nov 11 Constitutional Convention of 1776 (meeting of Ninth Provincial
Convention)
1776, Aug 27 Maryland soldiers fought at Battle of Long Island and continued to
engage the British at later battles, including White Plains, and
Harlem Heights
1776, Nov 3 Declaration of Rights (Maryland's Bill of Rights) adopted by Ninth
Provincial Convention. Church of England disestablished.
1776, Nov 8 First State Constitution adopted by Ninth Provincial Convention
1776, Dec 20-1777, March 4 Continental Congress met at Baltimore
1777, Feb 5 First General Assembly elected under State Constitution of 1776 met at
Annapolis
1777, March 21 Inauguration of first governor elected by General Assembly. Council of
Safety disbands.
1777, Sept 11 Maryland soldiers fought at Battle of Brandywine in Pennsylvania
1780, Aug 16 In South Carolina, Maryland soldiers fought at Battle of Camden
1781, Jan 17 Maryland soldiers fought at Battle of Cowpens in South Carolina
1781, Feb 2 Property of Loyalists and British subjects confiscated
1781, March 1 Maryland ratified, and thereby made effective, the Articles of
Confederation
1781, March 15 In North Carolina, Maryland soldiers fought at Battle of Guilford
Courthouse
1781, Sept 8 Maryland soldiers fought at Battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina
1781, Nov 5 John Hanson elected President of the United States in Congress
Assembled
1782 Washington College established at Chestertown
1783, Nov 26 1784, June 3 Continental Congress met at Annapolis
1783, Dec 23 George Washington resigned commission as commander in chief of
Continental Army at State House in Annapolis
1784 St John's College established at Annapolis
1784, Jan 14 Treaty of Paris, ending Revolutionary War, ratified by Congress at
Annapolis