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Maryland became a state because of the Treaty of Paris which let the colonists break away from England.

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Maryland was named in honour of Henrietta Maria; Mary being a shortened form of Maria - Mary's Land.

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The name honors Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles I, King of England, who signed the charter establishing Maryland in 1632.

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Maryland was named after Queen Maria Henrietta, the wife of King Charles I of England

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Maryland was named by Lord Baltimore after Queen Henrietta Maria.

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