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Who discovered Maryland?

A. The Native Americans
B. Christopher Columbus

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Answer:

It was a Venetian named John Cabot

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Answer:

Cecil Calvert

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Cecil Calvert, 2nd Lord of Baltimore, founded Maryland in 1632. Cecil's father, George Calvert, had received a royal charter for the land from King Charles I. The new colony was named after Henrietta Maria, the wife of the king.

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