Baltimore County, Maryland Colony
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Baltimore County, Maryland Colony was a colonial-era administrative region in the Province of Maryland, located in the mid-Atlantic area of what is now the United States.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial-era county
ⓘ
former administrative division ⓘ historic county ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | colonial Maryland legal system ⓘ |
| colonialPower |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| economy |
plantation agriculture
ⓘ
tobacco agriculture ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Carroll County, Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cecil County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ City of Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ Harford County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ modern Baltimore County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | earlier undefined county jurisdictions in northern Maryland ⓘ |
| governmentType | county government under proprietary colony ⓘ |
| hasBorderWith |
Chesapeake Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patapsco River NERFINISHED ⓘ Susquehanna River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Baltimore Town
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joppa (historic town) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
local judicial administration
ⓘ
local tax collection ⓘ recording of land titles ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law (colonial adaptation) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ mid-Atlantic region of North America ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | State of Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Barony of Baltimore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nowPartOf | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chesapeake Bay colonial region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maryland colonial county system ⓘ Province of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism (Church of England)
ⓘ
various Protestant denominations ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ colonial era ⓘ |
| underAuthorityOf | proprietors of Maryland (Calvert family) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedCalendar |
Gregorian calendar (later colonial period)
ⓘ
Julian calendar (early colonial period) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedLaborSystem |
African chattel slavery
ⓘ
indentured servitude ⓘ |
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