[1] The new constitution was approved by voters and general elections were subsequently held on 15 May, before independence was declared on 8 June.
[2] The group established the Maryland Colony in Africa on 22 February 1834.
[3] After Liberia declared independence in 1847, the desire for independence also grew in Maryland, and the settlers presented a petition to the authorities for a referendum, which was held in January 1853 and approved by 100% of voters.
[1] The Council subsequently produced a constitution making the territory a presidential republic with a bicameral legislature.
[1] Elections would be held under universal suffrage for "colored" men, and only Maryland citizens would be able to own property.