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Maryland is a middle colony
John Maryland gave the colony its name. He was the first governor of the state. He was very successful because he restored the state's food industry.
The Maryland Toleration Act of 1649 was a law passed to establish religious tolerance for Trinitarians. This Act created the first law banning religious hate speech. The Calvert's who were the founders of Maryland and Catholic, sought to enact laws that would protect settlers from the dominant Anglicanism of Britain's colonies.
The first colony established in New England was the Plymouth Plantation, established at Plymouth near Cape Cod.
No, Rhode Island was not a type of joint stock colony. It was considered a type of royal colony because it was settled under a royal charter.