SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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He knew that money could be made by growing cash crops.
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He owed a debt to the king and wanted to pay it back by founding a Colony.
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He wanted to escape the religious rules of the Church of England.
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He hoped to overthrow King Charles I by gaining followers in the New World.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Calverts intended the colony as a haven for Catholics fleeing England and as a source of income for themselves and their descendants. Many of Maryland’s first settlers were Catholic, including at least two Catholic priests, one of whom became the earliest chronicler of the colony’s history.
Detailed explanation-2: -What caused Sir Calvert to request the founding of Maryland? He knew that money could be made by growing cash crops.
Detailed explanation-3: -All the Maryland colonists wanted, the Calverts explained, was to worship freely as Catholics and live in peace and harmony with their neighbors. (a) Cecil Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore, founded Maryland as a place for Catholics to worship freely.
Detailed explanation-4: -Like other settlements in the New World, the Maryland Colony was established as a religious refuge. Although it was created as a haven for English Catholics, many of the original settlers were Protestants.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.