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'''1802:''' The property qualification for voting in local elections was removed. | '''1802:''' The property qualification for voting in local elections was removed. | ||
As tobacco and later cotton farming grew in the South (including Maryland) so did the [[African American Slavery and Bondage|African slave trade]]. After '''1808''', when importation of slaves was banned, the {{wpd|Slavery_in_the_United_States#Second_Middle_Passage|Slavery in the United States (Second Middle Passage)}} internal slave trade resulted in many slaves from Maryland being moved to more western states like [[Tennessee Genealogy|Tennessee]] and [[Kentucky, United States Genealogy|Kentucky]]. <ref>{{MDSlave}}</ref> At the start of the Civil War the slave trade was the second largest money making enterprise in Maryland. | As tobacco and later cotton farming grew in the South (including Maryland) so did the [[African American Slavery and Bondage|African slave trade]]. After '''1808''', when importation of slaves was banned, the {{wpd|Slavery_in_the_United_States#Second_Middle_Passage|Slavery in the United States (Second Middle Passage)}} internal slave trade resulted in many slaves from Maryland being moved to more western states like [[Tennessee, United States Genealogy|Tennessee]] and [[Kentucky, United States Genealogy|Kentucky]]. <ref>{{MDSlave}}</ref> At the start of the Civil War the slave trade was the second largest money making enterprise in Maryland. | ||
'''1812-1815:''' The [[War of 1812, 1812 to 1815|War of 1812]] involved many Maryland residents, and some battles were fought in Maryland. | '''1812-1815:''' The [[War of 1812, 1812 to 1815|War of 1812]] involved many Maryland residents, and some battles were fought in Maryland. | ||