USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Maryland Day. 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: -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-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Maryland Colony’s first settlement was St. Mary’s City, which was built along the Chesapeake Bay. It was the first settlement in the New World to guarantee religious freedom for all Trinitarian Christians.