The Maryland Colony was founded by the Calvert family as a refuge for English Catholics.
Maryland was established for this exact purpose.
Maryland was established by Lord Calvert as a refuge for persecuted English Catholics.
Puritanism was the established religion in the New England colonies and no religious freedom was allowed. Many nationalities established themselves including Irish, French and French Canadian, Italian, English, German, Polish, Portuguese, Scottish, Scotch-Irish, and Russian.
Offer a haven for certain religious groups.
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Maryland was established for this exact purpose.
To escape religious persecution in England.
Maryland was established by Lord Calvert as a refuge for persecuted English Catholics.
Puritanism was the established religion in the New England colonies and no religious freedom was allowed. Many nationalities established themselves including Irish, French and French Canadian, Italian, English, German, Polish, Portuguese, Scottish, Scotch-Irish, and Russian.
Offer a haven for certain religious groups.
The English colony that served as a haven for Roman Catholics thanks to the Act of Toleration in 1649 was Maryland. This act ensured religious freedom and protection for Catholics in the colony, which was established as a safe haven for Catholics fleeing religious persecution in England.
Maryland was founded as a refuge for English Catholics.
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Sir George Calvert established the colony of Maryland in 1634 mainly for religious reasons. He wanted this colony to be for English Catholics, and he also wanted to demonstrate that Catholics and Protestants could co-exist in peace.
Religious freedom , money, and a new life are reasons colonists settled in America .
Lord Baltimore wanted Maryland to be a sanctuary for disenfranchised Roman Catholics. Roman and Orthodox Catholicism was not popular in the American colonies.