Maryland was founded as a refuge for English Catholics.
The Maryland Colony was founded by the Calvert family as a refuge for English Catholics.
English Catholics.
There was serious persecution of English Catholics during the time period.
Lord Baltimore wanted Maryland to be a sanctuary for disenfranchised Roman Catholics. Roman and Orthodox Catholicism was not popular in the American colonies.
Maryland was founded as a refuge for Catholics.
Cecil Calvert intended for Maryland to be a refuge where English Roman Catholics could live without religious persecution. He established this colony in 1634. Cecil Calvert's title was Second Lord Baltimore.
No, you are thinking of Maryland, from Eduplace: Maryland began in 1632 when King Charles I gave land to a Catholic named Cecilius Calvert. Calvert wanted Maryland to be a refuge for Catholics.
Cecilius Calvert founded Maryland as a refuge for Catholics.
Maryland was established by Lord Calvert as a refuge for persecuted English Catholics.
If you are referring to the original 13 colonies, Maryland was founded as a refuge fo Catholics.
Maryland was originally the "Catholic" colony and served as a safehaven for persecuted Roman Catholics.