USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Religious toleration was not new to the men and women of Maryland. 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-2: -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-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: -(a) Cecil Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore, founded Maryland as a place for Catholics to worship freely.

Detailed explanation-5: -Maryland: Catholic Haven (cont.) Lord Baltimore permitted unusual freedom of worship at the outset. In 1649 the local assembly passed the famed Act of Toleration guaranteeing toleration to all Christians.