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Interesting Maryland Colony Facts: The Maryland Colony's original name was the Province of Maryland. The Maryland Colony was founded as a refuge for English Catholics. Although the charter had been originally issued to George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, he died before it was formally executed and his son Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore was granted the charter.
New York. New York was one of the colonies to be founded by the Duke of York and named after it in 1685. The people who moved here and founded it were people searching for religious freedom elsewhere. Many people moved here in order to find a better area without persecution or at the very least, a little bit of freedom.ew York. New York was one of the colonies to be founded by the Duke of York and named after it in 1685. The people who moved here and founded it were people searching for religious freedom elsewhere. Many people moved here in order to find a better area without persecution or at the very least, a little bit of freedom.