mˈɛɹɪlˌænd pɚsˈɪstᵻd æz ðɪ ˈoʊnli stˈeɪt tə blˈɑːk ɹˌæɾɪfɪkˈeɪʃən ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɹɾɪkəlz; ðeɪ hˈɛld ˈaʊt bɪkˈʌz sˌʌm stˈeɪts hæd nˌɑːt jˈɛt ɡˈɪvən ˌʌp klˈeɪmz tə lˈænd wˈɛst ʌvðɪ ˌæpɐlˈeɪʃən mˈaʊntɪnz.
Maryland persisted as the only state to block ratification of the Articles; they held out because some states had not yet given up claims to land west of the Appalachian Mountains.