USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Catholics escaping religious persecution in England saw Maryland as a safe haven. The colony even passed an act ensuring religious liberty and justice to those who believed in Jesus Christ in 1649.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Maryland was created as a haven for Catholics; thus only Catholicism is permitted there. Religion should be the basis for all political law in the colony.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.