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∙ 14y agoCecilius Calvert the 2nd Lord Baltimore.
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Who Passed the toleration act?
Lord Baltimore
Why did lord lord Baltimore propose the toleration act?
He wanted Catholics to have religious freedom.
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.
Who proposed toleration act of 1649 and why?
Lord Baltimore proposed the act to restrict the religious rights of Christians
What was Baltimore's Act of Toleration?
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Why did Lord Baltimore want Maryland's act of toleration?
Fearing that Catholics might lose their rights, Lord Baltimore got the assembly to pass the Act of Toleration in 1649. It welcomed all Christians and gave adult male Christians the right to vote and hold office.
Why did lord Baltimore want Maryland's act toleration?
Fearing that Catholics might lose their rights, Lord Baltimore got the assembly to pass the Act of Toleration in 1649. It welcomed all Christians and gave adult male Christians the right to vote and hold office.
When did the Toleration Act end?
The Toleration Act of 1649 ended in 1657 when the governor of Virginia regained lost land and had Lord Baltimore sign a treaty which restored religious freedom.
Why did lord Baltimore ask to assembly to pass the act of toleration?
So that catholics could have religious freedom.
Who proposed the toleration act of 1649?
Lord Baltimore, to outlaw the restriction of the religious rights of Christians in Maryland
Who did Maryland provide religious freedom to in the Maryland Toleration Act of 1649?
1. Act of Toleration: Law providing religious freedom for all Christians. Did not protect Jews or Atheists. Established by Lord Baltimore.
Why was Toleration Act of 1649 was passed in Maryland?
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.
