The area now known as Annapolis, Maryland was settled in 1649 by Puritan exiles from Virginia that were led by Governor William Stone. It did not receive the name of Annapolis, Maryland until 1694.
In 1607 the London Company sent 104 men to VA. They founded Jamestown and within the first 6 month over half of the 104 were dead. John Smith came later in a second ship and tried to get the men...
British promoters of mercantilism believed their New World colonies were subservient and had a duty to serve their mother country by selling their goods directly to Britain. That is why the 13...