Colony of Maryland
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The Colony of Maryland was a 17th- and 18th-century English (later British) proprietary colony in North America, founded as a haven for English Catholics and centered around the Chesapeake Bay region.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Province of Maryland | 13 |
| Colony of Maryland canonical | 7 |
| Maryland Colony | 7 |
| Maryland colony | 4 |
| Colonial Maryland | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T386839 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Colony of Maryland Context triple: [Colony and Dominion of Virginia, borderedBy, Colony of Maryland]
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Delaware Colony
Delaware Colony was a British North American colony along the mid-Atlantic coast that later became the state of Delaware, known for its early settlement, diverse population, and role in colonial trade and politics.
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Colony and Dominion of Virginia
The Colony and Dominion of Virginia was a major English and later British colony in North America, notable as the first permanent English settlement and a political and economic center that helped shape early American history.
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New York Colony
New York Colony was a major English colony in North America, centered on the port city of New York and known for its diverse population, strategic harbor, and role as a commercial and political hub before the American Revolution.
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Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations was an early English settlement in New England known for its religious tolerance, political independence, and role as one of the original Thirteen Colonies that later formed the United States.
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Connecticut Colony
Connecticut Colony was one of the original English settlements in North America that became a charter colony and later formed part of the U.S. state of Connecticut.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Colony of Maryland Target entity description: The Colony of Maryland was a 17th- and 18th-century English (later British) proprietary colony in North America, founded as a haven for English Catholics and centered around the Chesapeake Bay region.
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Delaware Colony
Delaware Colony was a British North American colony along the mid-Atlantic coast that later became the state of Delaware, known for its early settlement, diverse population, and role in colonial trade and politics.
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Colony and Dominion of Virginia
The Colony and Dominion of Virginia was a major English and later British colony in North America, notable as the first permanent English settlement and a political and economic center that helped shape early American history.
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New York Colony
New York Colony was a major English colony in North America, centered on the port city of New York and known for its diverse population, strategic harbor, and role as a commercial and political hub before the American Revolution.
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Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations was an early English settlement in New England known for its religious tolerance, political independence, and role as one of the original Thirteen Colonies that later formed the United States.
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Connecticut Colony
Connecticut Colony was one of the original English settlements in North America that became a charter colony and later formed part of the U.S. state of Connecticut.
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Statements (49)
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Colony of Maryland Description of subject: The Colony of Maryland was a 17th- and 18th-century English (later British) proprietary colony in North America, founded as a haven for English Catholics and centered around the Chesapeake Bay region.
Referenced by (33)
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