No. The Province of Maryland was a English Colony, then a British Colony, from 1632 until 1776, when it joined the Province of Pennsylvania and the other eleven colonies in rebellion against Great Britain.
Maryland is a middle colony
Maryland was originally the "Catholic" colony and served as a safehaven for persecuted Roman Catholics.
The province began as a proprietary colony of the English Lord Baltimore, whos owners of Pennsylvania, a tract that overlapped the Calvert family's Maryland.
A. seek religious freedom
Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is a colony....
The British granted the group the right to self-government, which created a proprietary colony.
To secure freedom from religious persecution
Maryland was a southern colony
Pennsylvania was a proprietary colony.
Pennsylvania is a colony....
Maryland was founded as a refuge for Catholics fleeing persecution in England. The colony's founder, Lord Baltimore, wanted to create a place where people of all religious backgrounds could worship freely. This commitment to religious tolerance was enshrined in the Maryland Toleration Act of 1649.