In the early 1900's many events happened that made Maryland what it is now. Maryland's industrial expansion continued into the early year of the 1900's. The state's factories and shipyards expanded greatly after the United States entered World War I in 1917. The U.S Army established the Aberdeen Proving Ground, its first testing center, along the northwest shore of Chesapeake Bay, (one of the most famous bay in Maryland) in 1917. In 1919, the U.S. Congress passed a law making it illegal to manufacture, sell, and transport alcoholic beverages. Marylanders were among the leading opponents of prohibition because they considered it a violation of their state's right. As a result, Maryland became known as the Free State. This nickname is still sometimes …show more content…
Maryland passed social and welfare laws in cooperation with the U.S. government to ease hardships. Between 1935 and 1938, the U.S. government built the city of Greenbelt to provide housing for moderate-income families. In 1937, the state legislature approved Maryland's first income tax law. During the mid-1900's, which was during the World War II manufacturing activity increased tremendously in Maryland. Thousands of workers came to the state of Appalachian mountain region and other parts of South. There[SP]population increased, but later on the growth of Maryland's urban population created political problems. Until the 1900's, voters in thinly populated rural areas were electing most of the state's legislators. Between 1962 and 1966, Maryland reapportioned its election districts for more equal …show more content…
Well, agriculture is not only occupation concerned with cultivating land, raising crops, feeding, breeding, and raising livestock: farming, but it is also about the beauty, art, and the science to it. Maryland is a place where you will see a lot of agriculture. In Maryland you will find crops, diary, livestock, farm resources, wineries, vineyards, and many farm animals. Why is agriculture so important in Maryland? Well, approximately 350,000 people are employed in some aspect of agriculture, making it the largest commercial industry in Maryland. Agriculture also remains the largest single land use in the State, with 2.0 million acres, or roughly 32 percent of total land area used for farming in 2014. The majority of Maryland's farmland is located in the north central part of the State and the upper Eastern Shore. In 2014, some 12,300 Maryland farms averaged 165 acres