The household history of the United States and its people, for young Americans . By the second charter given for planting the First Colony of Virginia, as it was called, its breadthwas cut down to four hundred miles along the sea-coast. Virginia had formerly included all that theEnglish claimed in America. Part of the four hun-red miles was occupied by the Dutch in New Jerseyand Delaware. And the territory of Virginia was,at length, further cut down by the taking ofanother part of it to form Maryland for ^J\ George Calvert, afterward Lord Baltimore, was a Secretary of State to J
The household history of the United States and its people, for young Americans . By the second charter given for planting the First Colony of Virginia, as it was called, its breadthwas cut down to four hundred miles along the sea-coast. Virginia had formerly included all that theEnglish claimed in America. Part of the four hun-red miles was occupied by the Dutch in New Jerseyand Delaware. And the territory of Virginia was,at length, further cut down by the taking ofanother part of it to form Maryland for ^J\ George Calvert, afterward Lord Baltimore, was a Secretary of State to James I. In 1621 he plant-ed a colon)- in Newfoundland, which he called Ava- MARYLAXD AND THE CAROLIXAS. 53. Ion. In 1627 he went to his colony in Newfound-land, but the climate was so cold that in 1629 hewent to Virginia. Before going to Virginia hewrote to the king, begging for territory to plant acolony there. Lord Baltimore had become a Ro-man Catholic at a time when there were severelaws in England against Catholics. Even inthe colonies Catholics were not allowed ; andthe Virginians took advantage of the ordersgiven them from England to insist that Balti-more must take an oath declaring that theking was the head of the Church. As a Catholic he Lord Baltimores 11 1 1 • 11 ,^. . Ill- 1 ?^* colony fails. could not do this, and the V irgimans bade him leavethe colony. Lord Baltimore returned to England, and got the Maryland grant- . ed to Lord Bal- king, Charles L to give him a slice of Virginia north timore. of the Potomac. This country- King Charles named Maryland, in honor of the queen, his wife. For this Baltimore was to pay to the king two Indian arrows every year in recognitio
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