English Catholics.
Thomas Johnson was the first Governor of the US State of Maryland and Leonard Calvert was the first Governor of the English Colony of Maryland.
English.
The colony of Maryland was founded as a safe haven for English Catholics. The economy of Maryland focused on tobacco.
Maryland
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Maryland was the first colony to promote religious tolerance.
The English takeover of New Amsterdam occurred in 1664 when the Dutch surrendered the colony to the English, who renamed it New York. In contrast, the first colonists arrived in Maryland in 1634, when Lord Baltimore established the colony as a safe haven for Catholics. Therefore, the establishment of Maryland predates the English takeover of New Amsterdam by about 30 years.
Maryland was founded first by Cecilius Calvert, or otherwise known as the 2nd Baron Baltimore.
Nope, English.
The first govenor of Maryland AS A COLONY was Leanord Calvert.
St. MaryÕs City is the first colonial settlement and city in the colony of Maryland. It was also the colony of MarylandÕs capital.