A first book in American history with European beginnings . new colony. The English King granted LordBaltimore plenty of land in-Newfoundland; and there, in1623, he sent his colonists. Newfoundland was not what they had expected, how-ever. The hard winters lasted from the middle of Octo-ber to the middle ofMay; and the landand the water wereso frozen up all thosemonths that properfood was out of thequestion. So Lord Baltimorewent back to Englandand petitioned CharlesI to grant him a stripof land north of thePotomac River, whichwas not inhabited byEnglish. King Charlesconsented, and themost lib
A first book in American history with European beginnings . new colony. The English King granted LordBaltimore plenty of land in-Newfoundland; and there, in1623, he sent his colonists. Newfoundland was not what they had expected, how-ever. The hard winters lasted from the middle of Octo-ber to the middle ofMay; and the landand the water wereso frozen up all thosemonths that properfood was out of thequestion. So Lord Baltimorewent back to Englandand petitioned CharlesI to grant him a stripof land north of thePotomac River, whichwas not inhabited byEnglish. King Charlesconsented, and themost liberal charterever given by an Eng-lish sovereign wasdrawn up. But be-fore it was completed, Lord Baltimore died. Fortunately Lord Baltimore had a son who was aseager as his father to find a home for his Catholic it was this son, the second Lord Baltimore, whofounded and guided the new English colony during itsfirst years in its new lands. The old Lord Baltimores charter was given tc thesecond Lord Baltimore, Cecil Calvert. Leonard Calvert, 152. From an old print. Cecil Calvert. LORD BALTIMORE the second son, was appointed governor of the new colony;and in November, 1633, he sailed with about three hun-dred people for America. Early in 1634 the colonists entered Chesapeake Bay
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