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2. Economic history of Colonial Maryland - Wikipedia

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   Maryland 's colonial economic history is marked by a heavy reliance on the tobacco crop. Though it would remain a slave state until the end of the Civil War, it was not until the 1700s that labor began to drive agricultural production in the colony. The colonial-era would also see Maryland begin early industrialization and urbanization ...

3. History of slavery in Maryland - Wikipedia

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   Maryland colonists turned to importing indentured and enslaved Africans to satisfy the labor demand. By the 18th century, Maryland had developed into a plantation colony and slave society, requiring extensive numbers of field hands for the labor-intensive commodity crop of tobacco. In 1700, the province had a population of about 25,000, and by ...

4. Maryland - Wikipedia

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   Maryland ( US: / ˈmɛrɪlənd / ⓘ MERR-il-ənd) [ b ] is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. [ 8 ][ 9 ] The state borders Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to its east, and the national capital of Washington, D.C. to the southwest.

5. History of Maryland - Wikipedia

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   The recorded history of Maryland dates back to the beginning of European exploration, starting with the Venetian John Cabot, who explored the coast of North America for the Kingdom of England in 1498. After European settlements had been made to the south and north, the colonial Province of Maryland was granted by King Charles I to Sir George ...

6. Part-time job - Wikipedia

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   A part-time job is a form of employment that carries fewer hours per week than a full-time job. They work in shifts. The shifts are often rotational. Workers are considered to be part-time if they commonly work fewer than 30 hours per week. [ 2] According to the International Labour Organization, the number of part-time workers has increased ...

7. Piscataway people - Wikipedia

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   Piscataway people. The three Piscataway tribal leaders representing the Piscataway Indian Nation and Tayac Territory, Piscataway-Conoy Tribe of Maryland, and Cedarville Band of Piscataway received official recognition as tribes from the State of Maryland in 2012. Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley is 2nd from right.