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Yes, the Calvert family intended to offer a religious refuge to Catholics in the colony of Maryland.

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Persecuted english religious minority for whom colonial maryland was intended to be refuge?

English Catholics.


What of the 13 colonies was settled by Catholics?

Maryland was established by Lord Calvert as a refuge for persecuted English Catholics.


Why was the colony Maryland founded?

The territory was named Maryland in honor of Henrietta Maria, the queen consort of Charles I. Before settlement began, George Calvert died and was succeeded by his son Cecilius, who sought to establish Maryland as a haven for Roman Catholics persecuted in England.


Led lord Baltimore to establish the Maryland colony?

the English government's persecution of Roman Catholics led Lord Baltimore to establish the Maryland colony.


For which religious group was Maryland founded?

It was intended to be a haven for English Catholics.


Which religious groups founded Maryland Pennsylvania and Massachusetts?

English catholics


Did puritans intend to establish religious freedom?

They intended to reform the English church, not seek religious freedom


What group of English colonist settled in Maryland in order to avoid religious persecution?

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.


What made restricting religious rights of christians a crime in th English Colonies?

Maryland


Which colonies established religious freedom for English Catholics?

The Maryland Colony was founded by the Calvert family as a refuge for English Catholics.


What group of people settled in Maryland?

English Catholics settled in Maryland because Catholics were being persecuted in England. They sailed to North America and found refuge in Maryland for those that felt religiously oppressed.


Which English colony was the first to promote religious tolerance?

Rhode Island was the first. It was based on having all people that wanted to live there have the opportunity to do so.