Statehood

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.

April 28, 1788 Founding State

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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.