
04/28/2022
By Preservation Maryland
Recognizing the 234th Anniversary of Maryland’s Statehood
On April 28, 1788, Maryland became the seventh state of the United States of America. After the Articles of Confederation had failed, the U.S. needed a new governing document. The nation’s leaders proposed a federal Constitution to replace it. The U.S. Constitution was drafted and sent out to the thirteen states for ratification; nine needed to ratify it in order for it to pass. Maryland was the seventh colony to approve the new Constitution.