Did Maryland have it's own Bill of Rights (before 1800)?

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Did Maryland have it's own Bill of Rights (before 1800)?

2007-11-10 08:52:22 · 2 answers · asked by n.shukla722 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics

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Yep, And it was a very merry land indeed!!!

2007-11-10 08:59:31 · answer #1 · answered by johN p. aka-Hey you. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Yes! During the Revolutionary War several of the colonies wrote their own constitutions. Maryland wrote one in 1776, which included a 'Declaration of Rights'. It included religious freedom, and gave freed blacks the right to vote..

2007-11-10 17:00:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋