USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The territory was named Maryland in honor of Henrietta Maria, the queen consort of Charles I . Before settlement began, George Calvert died and was succeeded by his son Cecilius, who sought to establish Maryland as a haven for Roman Catholics persecuted in England.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-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: -George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, applied to Charles I for a royal charter for what was to become the Province of Maryland. After Calvert died in April 1632, the charter for “Maryland Colony” was granted to his son, Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, on June 20, 1632.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.