This made it easier to grow crops year round but the warmer temperatures made it easier for disease to spread. Plantations in the Maryland Colony were dominated by tobacco, and as prices dropped the plantation owners grew to rely heavily on slaves to maximize profits. read more
Plantations in the Maryland Colony were dominated by tobacco, and as prices dropped the plantation owners grew to rely heavily on slaves to maximize profits. Natural resources in the Maryland Colony included forests, fish, and good farming land. Plantations grew tobacco, cotton, corn, vegetables, grains, and fruit. read more
With Maryland Public Television, the Department of Natural Resources has partnered to create a series, Outdoors Maryland, to showcase Maryland's natural areas and wildlife, as well as people's stories of their lives and experiences in their natural surroundings. Maryland Geological Survey, 2300 St. Paul St., Baltimore, Maryland, April 2007. Photo by Diane F. Evartt. The Maryland Geological Survey is part of the Department of Natural Resources. read more