... , and his oldest son, Cecil Calvert, raised money to start the colony and obtained permission from the queen. Leonard Calvert, Cecil's brother, brought the settlers over. - In 1649 the Toleration Act was passed, allowing people of other religions to reside in Maryland. - In 1763 there was a border dispute in Maryland. Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon surveyed the land and settled the ... it to Africa and trade it for slaves. The slaves were then taken to the West Indies, where they worked in the sugar cane fields, which was used to make molasses. The molasses was then transported back to...

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... of members in a family and it also depended on the master's wealth. Some masters gave their slaves a quarter of corn and pork but some gave corn, pork, beef, oats, and molasses and sometimes even fruit and vegetables. Slaves got 2-3 meals a day, breakfast, midmorning meals and evening meals. They ate on the ground and they didn't have tables, chairs or plates. Most ... Days --Campbell Armstrong-- returned slaves to their masters. The masters wanted the slaves back because they were expensive. < > Slaves placed great emphasis upon performing a good burial, because death was an act of lib...

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