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On March 25, 1634, English colonists arrive to what is now the state of Maryland. They landed at St. Clement’s Island on the western shore of Maryland and founded the settlement of St. Mary’s. Two years prior, King Charles I granted the charter for the land to George Calvert, the first Lord of Baltimore. The charter gave him rights to the region east of the Potomac Rivers in exchange for a share of profits derived from the land. The name Maryland comes from Henrietta Maria, the queen consort of Charles I. |
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