SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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a law that allowed Native Americans to live in Maryland
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a law the required every one to be Catholic
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a law that allowed religious freedom in Maryland
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a law that banned Christianity in Maryland
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Detailed explanation-1: -Long before the First Amendment was adopted, the assembly of the Province of Maryland passed “An Act Concerning Religion, ” also called the Maryland Toleration Act of 1649. The act was meant to ensure freedom of religion for Christian settlers of diverse persuasions in the colony.
Detailed explanation-2: -role of Calvert Religion, later famous as the Act of Religious Toleration. It granted freedom of worship, though only within the bounds of Trinitarian Christianity. One of the earliest laws of religious liberty, it was limited to Christians and repealed in 1692.
Detailed explanation-3: -Toleration for nonconformists In 1689, after much debate, Parliament passed the Toleration Act “to unite their Majesties Protestant subjects in interest and affection". It allowed most dissenters – though not all – the freedom to worship publicly, provided they took a simplified version of the oath of allegiance.