Maryland was chartered to catholics-- it was a place for them -(the idea being they should get the hell out of england) and is named for Mary, Jesus's mother...

and georgia had two main fuctions, one it was a prison colony, two it was the royal naval stores.. the white pines of geogia were used for mast, and the stumps were used to make turpintine, pine oil and pitch (from pitch pines) maybe other stuff too.. Anna, do you know? I don't think georgia is especially proud of being a penal colony, but the natural resources history might be better known by some one.
i remember the pitch, since i couldn't for the life of me (as child) think why anyone would want it!


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