Lord Baltimore was a Catholic and sought out fellow Catholics for Maryland. The majority of his immigrants however turned out to be protestants but the wealthy lamd owners were from his faith.
Lord Baltimore established Maryland for persecuted Catholics.
Catholics settled the colony of Maryland to escape the persecution in England. England had become anti-Catholic after King Henry VIII broke with the Catholic Church to establish his own church.
Lord Baltimore established Maryland in 1632 for Roman Catholics fleeing persecution in England. To attract other settlers besides Catholics, Lord Baltimore promised religious freedom.
Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is rarely used by the Catholic Church. Maryland was the colony founded in America for Catholics.
Catholics from Europe, especially from England, moved to Maryland seeking freedom of religion.
both of the settlements were populated by the english.
Catholics had to escape to Maryland in the United States for freedom due to persecution in England, as well as from famine and poverty.
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Lord Baltimore established Maryland in 1632 for Roman Catholics fleeing persecution in England.
Maryland was a colony established by and for Catholics.
I know of no country that was started by Catholics to avoid persecution by the British. However, one of the colonies, Maryland, was created as a refuge for English Catholics. Later it became the state of Maryland.
Catholics settled the colony of Maryland to escape the persecution in England. England had become anti-Catholic after King Henry VIII broke with the Catholic Church to establish his own church.
Lord Baltimore established Maryland in 1632 for Roman Catholics fleeing persecution in England. To attract other settlers besides Catholics, Lord Baltimore promised religious freedom.
Maryland was a place for Roman Catholics fleeing religious persecution in England. but Lord Baltimore ( the one who started the colony) promised religious freedom
The purpose in the founding of the colony of Maryland was to establish a place where Roman Catholics could live in peace. It was named after Queen Mary, the last Catholic queen of England.
The purpose in the founding of the colony of Maryland was to establish a place where Roman Catholics could live in peace. It was named after Queen Mary, the last Catholic queen of England.