The 1786 Annapolis Convention is a key prelude to the 1787 US Constitution Convention.
The Annapolis Convention of 1786 paves the way toward a new strong U.S. Constitution. Read More »
Ratification Day marks the end of the Revolutionary War as the Treaty of Paris is ratified in 1784 in Annapolis, making the State House the first capitol of US.
Ratification Day in Annapolis ends the Revolutionary War Read More »
George Washington resigns his Army commission to Congress in the Annapolis State House in 1783, moving the new country away from dictatorship and toward civilian control of the military.
George Washington resigns his military commission, changing the course of history. Read More »
John Hanson, Maryland native, is the First President of the United States in Confederation Congress Assembled in 1781 after Maryland ratifies the Articles of Confederation, the first US Constitution.
John Hanson, native of Maryland, is the First President of the Confederation Congress. Read More »
Smallwood’s Maryland Battalion, Washington’s most important troops (the Maryland Line), saves his army at the Battle of Brooklyn in August, 1776. The Army is integrated.
Smallwood’s Battalion saves Washington’s Army. It later becomes the Maryland Line. Read More »
Battle of St. George’s Island in 1776 is the only Revolutionary War battle in Maryland. Piney Point Lighthouse Is the Visitors Center.
Battle of St. George’s Island Read More »
Charles Carroll and William Paca sign the Declaration of Independence, representing Maryland. Carroll (pictured) is the only Catholic signer.
Maryland Signers of the Declaration Read More »
Baltimore printer Mary Katherine Goddard is first to publish the entire Declaration in 1777 with names of all signers. She adds her own name at the bottom.
Printer Mary Katherine Goddard is first to print Declaration with all the signers names Read More »
We acknowledge the enduring presence of many American Indian tribes who once lived in Maryland and who now, having lost their lands, live in a diaspora. Read more.
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