Maryland
Do you mean "why this country was founded" or colony, because you have to be specific (what colony are you talking about).your mather
MD - Maryland
It was founded by Lord Baltimore as a Catholic Haven.
If you are talking about colonial American, then Maryland was the colony founded by a Catholic for Catholics.
Maryland was founded as a Catholic colony.
Massachusetts.
The colony founded by Catholic proprietors on land given to Cecil Calvert, also known as Lord Baltimore, was Maryland. Established in 1632, Maryland was intended as a refuge for English Catholics facing persecution. The colony emphasized religious tolerance and aimed to provide a safe haven for Catholics while also attracting Protestant settlers.
Jamestown
Jamestown
A puritan Thomas Hooker, who led 100 settlers into the to be Hartford, Connecticut where the colony was founded.
The settlers were Anglican, as Virginia started out as a royal colony. The New England settlers were Puritan or Calvinist, and the Maryland settlers were originally Catholic.