The IRS lets you deduct certain expenses from your gross wages, which reduces the taxable portion of your income. Lowering the amount you pay in federal and state taxes leads to more money in your pocket. Allowable pre-tax deductions are taken off the top of your earnings before taxes are assessed.
King Charles I had approved a request from George Calvert to establish a colony called the Province of Maryland (âTerra Mariaeâ) in 1632. But the Calvert family did not receive the Charter of Maryland until after George Calvert died. Now it was up to Cecil Calvert to establish and govern the new colony. Cecil was well educated, but he had did not have his fatherâs years of experience at governing colonies.
Virginiaâs general assembly met at Middle Plantation (Wil-liamsburg) and decided to make it the new capital in 1699. By how many years does Jamestown, Virginia predate the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Massachusetts? Jamestown was established in 1607, 13 years earlier than Plymouth. The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth to establish a colony in âNorth-ern Virginiaâ in December 1620. By this time, tobacco was Virginiaâs cash crop, the first Africans had arrived and representative government had been established in Virginia. Historical background materials made possible by Archibald Andrews Marks.