march 25, 1634 was the date that the colony of maryland was formed and first came to the colony of maryland.
march 25, 1634 was the date that the colony of maryland was formed and first came to the colony of maryland.
who formed and first came to the colony of maryland?
march 25, 1634
anti-catholicism was official government policy for the english who settled the colonies along the atlantic seaboard. maryland was founded by a catholic, lord baltimore, as the first 'non-denominational' colony and was the first to accommodate catholics. a charter was issued to him in 1632. in 1650, the puritans in the colony rebelled and repealed the act of toleration. catholicism was outlawed and catholic priests were hunted and exiled. by 1658, the act of toleration was reinstated and maryland became the center of catholicism into the mid-19th century. in 1689 puritans rebelled and again repealed the maryland toleration act. these rebels cooperated with the colonial assembly "dominated by anglicans to endow the church of england with tax support and to bar catholics (and quakers) from holding public office." new york, interestingly enough, proved more tolerant with its catholic governor, thomas dongan, and other catholic officials. freedom of religion returned with the american revolution. in 1756, a maryland catholic official estimated seven thousand practicing catholics in maryland and three thousand in pennsylvania. the williamsburg foundation estimates in 1765 maryland catholics at 20,000 and 6,000 in pennsylvania. the population of these colonies at the time was approximately 180,000 and 200,000, respectively. by the time the american war for independence started in 1776, catholics formed 1.6%, or 40,000 persons of the 2.5 million population of the 13 colonies. another estimate is 35,000 in 1789, 60% in maryland with not many more than 30 priests. john carroll, first catholic bishop, in 1785 reported 24,000 communicants in the entire country, of whom 90% were in maryland and pennsylvania.
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bullet::::- charles calvert (1637–1715), deputy governor of maryland colony 1661–75, governor of maryland colony 1675–89. son of cecilius calvert.









































bullet::::- benedict calvert (1679–1715), governor of maryland colony. son of charles calvert.









































bullet::::- charles calvert (1699–1751), proprietor of maryland colony 1715–51, governor of maryland colony 1721–27. son of benedict calvert.









































bullet::::- benedict leonard calvert, governor of maryland colony 1727–31. son of benedict calvert.









































bullet::::- frederick calvert (1731–1771), proprietor of maryland 1751–71. son of charles calvert.









































bullet::::- robert eden (1741–1784), governor of maryland colony 1769–76. son-in-law of charles calvert.
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