. American history:. y on the westernshore, below the falls of the rivers, is similar to that on the eastern, but above the falls thecountry becomes gradually uneven and hilly, and in the western part of the state is moun-tainous. Iron ore is found in various parts of the state, and ex-tensive beds of coal between the mountains in the western part. t Kent, the largest island in Chesapeake Bay, lies opposite Annap-olis, near the eastern shore, and belongs to Queen Annes is nearly in the form of a triangle, and contains an area of aboutforty-five square miles. (See Map.) 4 Annapolis.,
. American history:. y on the westernshore, below the falls of the rivers, is similar to that on the eastern, but above the falls thecountry becomes gradually uneven and hilly, and in the western part of the state is moun-tainous. Iron ore is found in various parts of the state, and ex-tensive beds of coal between the mountains in the western part. t Kent, the largest island in Chesapeake Bay, lies opposite Annap-olis, near the eastern shore, and belongs to Queen Annes is nearly in the form of a triangle, and contains an area of aboutforty-five square miles. (See Map.) 4 Annapolis., (formerly called Providence,) now the capital ofMaryland, is situated on the side of the River Severn, twomiles from its entraiK^e into Chesapeake Bay. It is twenty-five milesS. from Baltimore, and tliirty-three from Washington. The ori-ginal plan of the city was designed in the form of a circle, withtlu State-house on an eminence in the centre, and the , likes^^ radii, diverging from it. (See Map.). Part H. MARYLAND, 241 Catholics, who were then persecuted in England, had es- 1621. tablished* a Catholic colony in Newfoundland, and had freely expended his estate in advancing its interests, ^-^^^p-sse.^But the rugged soil, the unfavorable climate, and the fre- i wsbopesofquent annoyances from the hostile French, soon destroyed hopes of a flourishing colony, ^He next visited Vir- 2. his visit toginia, in whose mild and fertile regions he hoped to find ^i^^^^for his followers a peaceful and quiet asylum. The Vir-ginians, hov/ever, received him with marked intolerance,and he soon found that, even here, he could not enjoy hisreligious opinions in peace. 4. He next turned his attention to the unoccupiedcountry beyond the Potomac; and as the dissolution ofthe London Company had restored to the monarch his pre-rogative over the soil, Calvert, a favorite with the royalfamily, found no difficulty in obtaining a charter for do-mains in that happy clime. The
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