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| School Rank | Graduate Mathematics |
| 1 | University of Maryland–College Park Department of Mathematics Address: Mathematics Building, College Park, MD 20742-4015 Admissions Phone: (301) 405-5058 Admissions E-mail: mathgrad@math.umd.edu Admissions Website: http://www.math.umd.edu |
| 2 | Johns Hopkins University Department of Mathematics Address: 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218 Admissions Phone: (410) 516-7397 Admissions E-mail: course@math.jhu.edu Admissions Website: http://www.mathematics.jhu.edu |
| 3 | University of Maryland–Baltimore County Department of Mathematics & Statistics Address: 1000 Hilltop Circle , Baltimore, MD 21250 Admissions Phone: (410) 455-2434 Admissions E-mail: khoffman@math.umbc.edu Admissions Website: http://www.math.umbc.edu |
Modern History of Maryland
Despite the fact that Maryland was founded by Catholics, from the first days of its existence, freedom of religion was not limited in it (even on the first two ships, the majority were Protestants). Nevertheless, over the following decades, it was on religious grounds that several conflicts occurred both with neighboring Virginia and between the residents of Maryland itself. In 1638, Leonard Calvert (then governor of the colony) seized the trading post established in Maryland by William Claiborne, one of Virginia’s wealthiest and most respected citizens and politicians. In 1644, Claiborne led a protestant rebellion in Maryland, Calvert fled and only in 1646 was able to regain control of the colony.
In 1649, in Maryland, at the initiative of the Calvert family, who sought to protect Catholics, the Religious Toleration Act, one of the first such laws in the American colonies, was passed. In the 1750s, conflicts continued between the legitimate governor and the predominantly Puritan legislative assembly of Maryland, only in 1658 the second Baron Baltimore was again able to fully control the colony.
In 1675, after the death of Cecilius Calvert, his son Charles became the third Baron Baltimore and the new owner of Maryland. In 1681, when King Charles II of England transferred the rights to create a new colony of Pennsylvania to William Penn, a border conflict arose between Maryland and its new northern neighbor. The fact is that at one time in the royal charter the territory of Maryland was defined as located between the fortieth parallel from the north and the Potomac River from the south. The fortieth parallel was also named as the southern boundary of Pennsylvania, but if this condition were met, then Philadelphia, which William Penn laid out as the capital of his colony, would be in the lands of Maryland. Charles II proposed a compromise, but after Penn also received rights to the territory of the modern state in 1682 Delaware (before actually owned by Maryland), negotiations broke down and the issue remained unresolved for many decades to come.
In the second half of the 17th century, most Maryland colonists lived on small farms, with tobacco being the main cash crop. It was so profitable to grow it that the colonial authorities, in order to avoid the threat of famine, were forced to pass a law obliging farmers to sow grains along with tobacco. Tobacco price fluctuations, as well as crop failures due to natural conditions, greatly affected the economy of Maryland.