An independence referendum was held in the Maryland Colony on 31 January 1853.
[1] Only 122 people voted in the referendum, all in favor of independence.
[1] The group established the Maryland Colony in Africa on 22 February 1834.
[2] 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.
Following the referendum, elections were held for a Constitutional Council in February 1854, a new constitution was approved in a referendum in March 1854, and Maryland declared independence as the Republic of Maryland on 8 June 1854.