Maryland Teacher Resources

This site has a state fact sheet on Maryland from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. You will find information on the population, farm characteristics, and top commodities and exports.

Poets.org provides an overview of the poets from a particular state. The overview for Maryland includes information on the poet laureate, Michael S. Glaser. Other sections include featured poets (Edgar Allan Poe and Lucille Clifton) and...

At this site from Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, you can learn more about the geography of Maryland by studying the maps found on this website. The maps are colorful and easy to understand.

Did you know about the Chestertown Tea Party? Why is there the Mason and Dixon line? What is a "Jimmy?" The Library of Congress provides this article of fun facts about Maryland.

This is a collection of documents related to slavery in the Maryland Province.

Maryland American Job Centers provide a full range of assistance to job seekers and businesses (free of charge). The Centers are part of Maryland Jobs Now (MJN), a network of high-performing, results-oriented workforce organizations...

Point Lookout, Maryland, 1864-1865 John Jacob Omenhausser was a Confederate soldier who was imprisoned towards the end of the American Civil War, from June 1864 to June 1865, at Point Lookout, Maryland. During his stay there, he...

This page lists press releases from the Attorney General of Maryland organized by year.

The Port of Baltimore is extensively covered with interviews, stories, interactive opportunities, and details about specific careers associated with the large harbor's transportation system that supports much of Maryland.

A site covering the story of African Americans living in Delaware and on the Eastern shore of Maryland. Just click on one of the stories to learn about their triumphs and struggles. Includes a set of lesson plans.

Read about the groups of people who lived on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in the mid-1800s and fought against slavery: the Quakers, former slaves, and fugitive slaves. This article describes the efforts of both whites and blacks, who...

Two interactive "choose your own adventure" type games that let you experience what it might have been like to prepare for a journey to Marie's Land and actually take that journey.

Explore both the past and present of this city by taking this on-line tour of 43 properties. Use the maps, descriptions and photographs to increase your knowledge of this interesting city.

Learn about the agricultural industry in Maryland. Easy-to-read, bulleted facts on climate, soil, crops, and farm animals.

This student essay discusses the Native Americans of Maryland that helped the colonists settle the land and survive, but were, in turn, run off of the land.

Have you ever really read the words of Maryland's official state song? Although Maryland did not join the Confederacy, the words of James Ryder Randall, adopted as the state song, show that at least some in Maryland didn't have a high...

Gives biographical details on the five delegates from Maryland to the Constitutional Convention: Daniel Carroll, Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, Luther Martin, James McHenry, and John Francis Mercer.

A woman before her time, Mary Katherine Goddard became a printer, newspaper publisher, and postmaster in Baltimore, Maryland. From her press came the first printed copy of the Declaration of Independence. The website gives a brief...

Students learn about the landmark case McCulloch v. Maryland, in which the Supreme Court clarified what kinds of actions Congress can take under the "necessary and proper" clause. Students find out what events led to this case, look at...

A brief description of the prisoner-of-war camp at Point Lookout, Maryland.

This resource houses an essay on the passing of the 15th Amendment in Maryland. The essay discusses the political motivations behind the passing and how this affected the black population of the state.

Find out about Dutch exploration and settlement in the area explored by Henry Hudson. Scrolling through will take you to information about New Netherland and the settling of New Sweden which later became Maryland.

Read brief folktales, myths and legends from the state of Maryland.

This resource provides a summary of the case of McCulloch v. Maryland along with the majority opinion written by John Marshall.