The Toleration Act of 1649.
1. Act of Toleration: Law providing religious freedom for all Christians. Did not protect Jews or Atheists. Established by Lord Baltimore.
Toleration Act
Catholics from Europe, especially from England, moved to Maryland seeking freedom of religion.
a Maryland law that made restricting the religious rights of christians a crime; the first law guaranteeing reliqious freedom to be passed in AmericaIMPROVED ANSWER:Lord Baltimore was a Roman Catholic, but he had to support the Church of England. However, he wanted freedom for those of his faith, and he also wanted persons of other faiths to settle in Maryland. He believed that religious restrictions would interfere with the colony's growth and development.In 1649, the colonial assembly approved Lord Baltimore's draft of a religious tolerance law, granting religious freedom to all Christians.After the law was passed, a band of Puritans fled from Virgina and came into Maryland. Maryland became famous for its religious freedom.
Maryland
1. Act of Toleration: Law providing religious freedom for all Christians. Did not protect Jews or Atheists. Established by Lord Baltimore.
Christians only I believe.
In 1664, the Maryland assembly passed the Toleration Act, which allowed religious freedom in the colony to all Christians.
religious toleration
Toleration Act
The toleration act
The Act for Religious Toleration
In 1664, the Maryland assembly passed the Toleration Act, which allowed religious freedom in the colony to all Christians.
Protestants and catholics
Maryland. The Toleration Act of 1649 made persecuting Christians a crime.
The Act of Toleration.
Maryland was founded for religious freedom for Catholics of course they were religious tolerant!!