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HISTORICAL OVERVIEW Like many colonial American territories, Maryland was a giant land-grant, given to Cecil Calvert, Second Baron of Baltimore, in 1632. Cecil was the son of George Calvert, who was the secretary of state under King James I of England — a title he was stripped of when he converted to Catholicism. The grant View Website VIP Subscription

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