Leading events of Maryland history; with topical analyses, references, and questions for original thought and research . SAMUEL CHASE THOMAS STONE MARYLAND SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE FROM PHOTOGRAPHS OF PAINTINGS IN THE STATE HOUSE THE PROVINCE BECOMES AN INDEPENDENT STATE 85 to see very plainly that there was no hope of coming to any under-standing with George III, and that if the colonies were notwilling to submit to tyranny, there was no hope for them but inindependence. When this became apparent, there was no longerany hesitation. It was moved in the Congress that these Uni
Leading events of Maryland history; with topical analyses, references, and questions for original thought and research . SAMUEL CHASE THOMAS STONE MARYLAND SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE FROM PHOTOGRAPHS OF PAINTINGS IN THE STATE HOUSE THE PROVINCE BECOMES AN INDEPENDENT STATE 85 to see very plainly that there was no hope of coming to any under-standing with George III, and that if the colonies were notwilling to submit to tyranny, there was no hope for them but inindependence. When this became apparent, there was no longerany hesitation. It was moved in the Congress that these UnitedColonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independentstates, and on July 4, 1776, Congress adopted the immortal. THE STATE HOUSE FROM A PHOTOGRAPH Declaration of Independence. A new nation was born into thesisterhood of the world,destined to become the greatest of them Maryland Becomes a Sovereign State.—After thewhole people of Maryland had expressed their desire for inde-pendence, the delegates from Maryland in the Congress were in-structed to unite in the Declaration of Independence which theother colonies were now ready to make in Congress assembled. 86 LEADING EVENTS OF MARYLAND HISTORY The signers for Maryland were Samuel Chase, William PacaThomas Stone and Charles Carroll, of Carrollton. But Marylanddesired to speak independently for herself, and on the sixth ofJuly declared her own independence through the their Declaration the people pointed out the many oppressiveacts of Great Britain; they declared that a war had been unjustlycommenced, and then prosecuted with cruelty and outrageousviolence, and that the king had even hired foreign soldiers tofight them, while
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