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It provided protection for the Roman Catholic population against protestant harassment and discrimination. In any case, the harsh blasphemy provisions were never enforced.

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What law protected Catholics from any attempt to make Maryland a Protestant colony?

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Who passed the act of toleration in 1649?

Maryland


Who passed the act of toleration 1649?

Maryland


The Toleration Act of 1649 was passed in Maryland because the Protestants outnumbered the Catholics.?

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What was the act that allowed you to worship freely in Maryland called?

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What colony pass the toleration act?

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Act of toleration 1649?

The Act of Toleration was passed in Maryland in 1649. The act gave Christians the right to practice their religion and could punish others who were not Christians.


Why was The toleration act in 1649 was passed in Maryland?

to have religous freedom


The Toleration Act of 1649 was passed in Maryland because?

The Toleration Act of 1649 was passed in Maryland to provide protection to the Catholics who had become a minority in the state founded to give them refuge. England at that time was strongly under the control of the Puritan sect which was firmly anti-Catholic.


Who passed the act of toleration?

Maryland Toleration Act, also known as the Act Concerning Religion, was passed in 1649 by the assembly of the Province of Maryland mandating religious toleration.


Which colony passed the act of toleration in 1649?

it was a law mandating religious tolerance for Christians. it was passed in the colony of Maryland in 1649


After Act of Toleration in 1649 Maryland provided religious freedom for all?

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