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Which law, passed in 1649, called for freedom of worship for all Christians?Student ResponseValueCorrect AnswerFeedbackA.The Act for Religious Toleration Marylands, The Act for Religious Tolerance, or Toleration
it was a law mandating religious tolerance for Christians. it was passed in the colony of Maryland in 1649
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The Toleration Act of 1649 was passed in Maryland because the Protestants outnumbered the Catholics
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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.
because of intolerance in Protestant England, Lord Baltimore, a Roman Catholic aristocrat, wanted to start a colony where he could freely practice his Roman Catholic religion. He founded Maryland in 1634 from land granted him by King Charles I. To protect religious freedom, the colony passed a Toleration Act in 1649. This act allowed all Christian settlers to worship as they wished. It was the first legislative act of religious toleration in the colonies.
Calvert wrote the Maryland Toleration Actand encouraged the colonial assembly to pass it .And They passed it on April 21, 1649.
end religious turmoil between Catholics and Protetants.