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Maryland on the Eve of the French & Indian War

On the Eve of the American Revolution - A Series

Looking to learn more about the American Revolution? Join us for a virtual presentation! Dr. Jim Gibb will discuss what it was like to live in Colonial Maryland just prior to the French & Indian War.

In this series of presentations, we'll uncover the stories of the American Revolution!

From January through May, we will explore the individual actions and events leading to the Continental Congress declaring independence from Great Britain. Living conditions in Colonial Maryland on the eve of the Seven Years War (French & Indian War) provides our starting point. Presentations will include some archaeological findings in Maryland and elsewhere, but most of our discussions will examine specific events and documents, including shots fired at Lexington and Concord, removal of French Canadians from Acadia, paintings of the Anglo-American assault on French Canada, and the Declaration.

Archaeological and historical research reveal a rich and varied culture in Maryland in the 1740s and 1750s—the Eve of the French & Indian War. Small planters, indentured servants, enslaved Africans, small and large merchants, rich planters and very rich planters peopled the landscape. Ragged fallow farmland dispersed around sculpted manorial landscapes. A colony of renters was just beginning to become a colony of landowners. This was Maryland on the eve of one of the last Colonial Wars, and this presentation sets that stage for the events leading to the Declaration of Independence.

This presentation will be held live over Zoom. It will also be recorded and uploaded to the St. Mary's County Library YouTube channel.

If you would like to attend this event live and/or watch the recording, please register with an email address to receive the Zoom link the day before the event. The YouTube link to the recording will be emailed to everyone who registers for this program.

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