The colony of Maryland was founded so that the English Catholics could have a place to live where they could escape the intoleration of the English monarchy.

From the beginning, the Maryland population was religiously, socially and racially diverse. Unlike the Virginians, the Maryland colonists brought Africans with ...

Farming families were very busy working. They didn't have much time left to play and relax. During the day they planted crops, prepared food, and patched their ...

26 июн. 2019 г. · Although it was created as a haven for English Catholics, many of the original settlers were Protestants.

5 дней назад · The Calvert family provided for religious freedom in the colony, and this was formalized by the General Assembly in 1649 in an Act Concerning ...

Although Maryland started as a haven for Catholics, Protestants quickly became the majority. Maryland became the first colony to outlaw the use of slave and ...

Maryland soon became one of the few predominantly Catholic regions among the English colonies in North America. Maryland was also one of the key destinations ...

5 дней назад · The Calvert family provided for religious freedom in the colony, and this was formalized by the General Assembly in 1649 in an Act Concerning ...

In the 17th century, most Marylanders lived in poor conditions on small family farms. They raised a variety of fruits, vegetables, grains, and livestock, but ...

Provincial Maryland served as an early pioneer of religious toleration in the English colonies. However, religious strife among Anglicans, Puritans, Catholics, ...