Maryland Statehood
Maryland entered the Union as one of the original states, bringing Chesapeake geography, Atlantic commerce, and a strategically placed mid-Atlantic commonwealth into the federal system.
How This State Entered The Union
Statehood is where constitutional structure meets regional history: the point where a place entered the Union as an equal state.
Admission To The Union
Maryland ratified the Constitution on April 28, 1788, becoming the seventh state in the new Union.
Path To Statehood
Its route was through colonial transformation, revolution, and ratification rather than territorial admission, placing Maryland firmly within the founding map of the republic.
Why It Matters
Maryland matters because it shows how the mid-Atlantic states anchored the early republic between commerce, water routes, and the emerging federal capital region.
Read Next
Go back to the state page, then return to the larger constitutional story that made equal state membership possible.
Larger Context
Federalism and the founding era give the admission story its larger constitutional frame.