JL obacco legislation 



Shipping of tobacco to the continent began to create 

 other problems for the grower. Ships could only carry 

 a certain number of hogsheads, and because Oronoko 

 was bulkier, it could not be prized as tightly as Virginia 

 tobacco. For this reason, Maryland growers demanded 

 that they be allowed to manufacture large hogsheads 

 for their tobacco. In 1692, Maiyland increased the size 

 of the hogshead, by law, to 44 by 33 inches and in- 

 creased it again to 48 by 32 inches. But after much 

 argument and disagreement, Maryland farmers finally 

 consented to build the hogshead to the same specifica- 

 tions as those produced in Virginia. It was not until 

 1747 when the tobacco inspection laws were passed that 

 the hogshead finally maintained a uniform size. 



A rebellion in 1689 replaced Lord Baltimore and the 

 Crown took over political authority making Maryland a 

 Royal Province until 1715 when it was again restored to 

 the proprietor. The capital was moved to Annapolis, 

 the laws were codified and the Lower House of the 

 General Assembly grew in prestige and power. The 

 Anglican Church was made the established church with 

 a specified poll tax, payable in tobacco, levied for its 

 support. 



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n over-stu-ffed economy 



When the turn of the century arrived, the British 

 market was so inflated with colonial tobacco that nearly 

 two-thirds of it had to be re-exported to the Baltic coun- 

 tries, Holland, France, Spain and to other parts of 



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