USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Catholics immigrated to the Maryland colony in the seventeenth century primarily to-
A
escape persecution
B
produce cash crops to pay off debts
C
avoid crop failures and famine
D
profit from natural resources
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This refers to the harsh treatments that are given to a person or group of people, usually because of their religious faith. Hence, we can see that based on the early Christian life in America with the colonists, the Catholics were persecuted and this made them go to Maryland Colony in order to escape.

Detailed explanation-2: -Soon after, Maryland’s reputation for religious tolerance motivated many Catholics throughout the British Isles to emigrate. Maryland was a place for both profit and worship. It was also an opportunity for Catholics to introduce their religion to the Native population of the region.

Detailed explanation-3: -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. Although it was originally founded to be a haven for Catholics, the Protestants who also found a home in Maryland were also allowed to worship as they chose.

Detailed explanation-4: -Immigrants came to Maryland for three main reasons: religious freedom, economic opportunity and involuntary servitude as a result of forced migration. to practice their religion without social and economic repercussions. The first colonists arrived in Maryland in 1634 on two ships named the Arc and the Dove.

Detailed explanation-5: -Planned by George Calvert, first Lord Baltimore, and actually founded by his son Cecil, the province was primarily a haven for persecuted Catholics; yet its founders had welcomed, and even sought, Protestants as settlers.

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