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Penn envisioned the colony not only as a business venture, but mainly as a place of refuge for his persecuted coreligionists, the quakers, or society of friends. Clements island to stand as a tribute to these american ideals and to the first brave marylanders who risked their lives to bring them to the new world. Cecilius calverts father, george, attempted to form a midatlantic colony of britain as a refuge for catholics. Lord baltimore, cecilius calvert, founded the colony of maryland as a refuge for catholics. When the lack of toleration for british catholics was too much for one man to take, he decided to ask for a grant of land in the new world where he envisioned freedom of religion for all christians. The free exercise clause within the first amendment echoes this fundamental right for all citizens. Culture maryland was a proprietary colony, meaning that a proprietor and individual who was granted the land from englandruled the colony. Chapter 3 colonies to empire 16601750 flashcards quizlet. Early european settlers came to the new world in search of riches gold, jewels, spices, etc. Cecilius calvert envisioned maryland as a refuge for answers. Marylands founder cecilius calvert hoped to make his colony a. From the earliest days of exploration and settlement, relations between native american peoples and europeans have been complicated. The colony drew mostly protestants of limited means. Bought a lot of land in western maryland, known as frederick.

Cecilius calvert envisioned maryland as a refuge for. Calvert regained control after making a deal with the colony s protestants, and in 1657 the act was again passed by the colonial assembly. On the occasion of marylands 300th birthday in 1934, a 40foot memorial was erected on st. Maryland s agriculture grew corn, wheat, rice, and tobacco. It was a proprietary colony of cecil calvert, the second lord baltimore. Virginia a royal colony and maryland by a proprietor. A brief history of the colony of maryland, 16341691. In 1651, parliament, having triumphed over king charles i, appointed commissioners, of whom clayborne, the enemy of maryland, was one, to reduce and govern the colonies within the bay of chesapeake. So, in 1634 the first group of settlers set sail for maryland to establish a colony of freemen led by leonard calvert, lord baltimore s younger son. On that day the legislature adjourned, and governor hicks, relieved of the presence of the confederate element, and assured by the secretary of war that national troops would remain in maryland as long as seeming necessity demanded their presence, issued a proclamation calling for maryland s quota of troops four regiments in response to the.

The colony of maryland was founded as a refuge for persecuted. It was the second law requiring religious tolerance in the british north american colonies and created one of the. List of natural resources found in maryland getaway usa. The maryland colony was founded in 1632 after its charter was approved by king charles i. Click a thumbnail panel link to scroll additional thumbnails into view. This gave rise to a civil war in maryland, between the catholics, who adhered to the proprietor, and the protestants, who sided with parliament.

In 1632 charles i granted a maryland charter to lord baltimore. It was during this troublesome period that charles lord baltimore in october 1688, sent to the mary land colony as his property agent, a man named charles carroll. It began as a proprietary colony of lord baltimore, who wanted to create a haven for english catholics in the new world, and to demonstrate that catholics and protestants could live together harmoniously. Indian colonial relations in laws and official documents. The province of maryland was an english and later british colony on the continent of north america british america that existed from 1632 1634 until 1776, when it joined the other twelve of the thirteen colonies in the american revolution rebellion against great britain and became the seventh u. Questions regarding archives of maryland historical and biographical series should be directed to the biographical research department at. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. It is now a large, staterun historic area, reconstruction of the original colonial settlement, living history area and museum complex, also known as historic st.

John winthrop governor of massachusetts bay colony who was instrumental in forming the colony s government and shaping its legislative policy. We will have much to say about the carroll s in a later chapter. Mary s city is a former colonial town that was maryland s first colonial settlement and capital. Catholic who envisioned maryland as a refuge for his persecuted coreligionists in england. Maryland, like all states, has an abundance of natural resources. Tobacco proved to be the colonys salvation atobacco provided an avenue for from hist 11 at university of texas, arlington. Marylands location help explain why fishing was an. The province of maryland was an english and later british colony in north america that existed from 1632 until 1776, when it joined the other twelve of the thirteen colonies in rebellion against great britain and became the u. It was passed on april 21, 1649, by the assembly of the maryland colony, in st. The unfinished nation 7th edition chapter 2 us history with. A southern colony the province of maryland was an english colony in north america that was founded in 1632.

Frederick became the center of maryland s frontier. Lord baltimore, wanted a home for english catholics established in the new world. Native americans of maryland history of american women. How did marylands early development differ from that of virginia. Political authorities declared williams to be a subversive and the. Marys city, maryland wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Five weeks after george calverts death 1632, cecilius calvert received a colonial charter. On settlement in maryland san jose state university. While colonial virginias general assembly, its governors and the monarchy made it abundantly clear. However, the colony of maryland was not chartered until 1632 or formally settled until 1634. About 140 colonists, a mix of catholics and protestants, set sail on the ships the ark and the dove. The calvert family hoped to create a haven for catholics in maryland. Tobacco proved to be the colonys salvation atobacco provided. Proprietary colonies were governed by a lord proprietor.

It was originally intended by its proprietors, george calvertthe first lord baltimoreand his son cecilius cecilthe second lord baltimoreto be a refuge for english catholics and a source of family prosperity. The authority and power exerted by the lord proprietor came from a royal charter. The presentation is a mythic depiction and is an assembly of traditional tales about marylands founding. George calvert envisioned establishing a colony in america both as a great speculative venture in real estate and as a refuge for english catholics like himself. Carolina, new york, new jersey, and pennsylvania were proprietorship new colonies. He lived in england and was being persecuted for practicing a different religion than everyone else.

Cecil calvert, 2nd baron baltimore 8 august 1605 30 november 1675, was an english nobleman who was the first proprietor of the province of maryland, ninth proprietary governor of the colony of newfoundland and second of the colony of province of avalon to its southeast. The land on which maryland took root had been granted by the king to lord baltimore to use as he saw fit. He offered a good price to craftsmen and shopkeepers who moved there. Marylands founder, cecilius calvert, hoped to make his colony a refuge to trinitarian christians document c. Indian colonial relations in laws and official documents introduction. Like other settlements in the new world, the maryland colony was established as a religious refuge. The bay produces more seafoodoysters, crabs, clams, fin fishthan any comparable body of water. The colony became renowned for religious freedom, a popularly elected legislature, fertile land, and fair treatment of the indians. Conflict between wealthy planters and newcomers, and between eastern inhabitants and residents of the backcountry, split virginia. The role of tobacco in proprietary maryland introduction. For whom did the calverts want to provide a refuge by founding the maryland colony.

They envisioned a colony of large landowners and tenant farmers. Established maryland for persecuted catholics answers. The painting represents traditionallyheld elements of marylands centuriesold founding narrative, though some detailssuch as the clothing worn by nativesare not necessarily accurate. The word chesapeake, as in chesapeake bay, came from the native american word chesepiuk, an algonquian name for a village that the roanoke, virginia, colonists discovered in 1585 near the mouth of the bay. A relation of maryland was written by jerome hawley and john lewger upon their return to england in 1635 marylands roots. Its first settlement and colonial capital town was st. Not to only make money but to provide catholics with a refuge. Since their main reason of establishing the colony was for freedom to practice catholicism, their religion was predominantly catholic.

Chapter 3 colonies to empire 16601750 study guide by annaf163 includes 52 questions covering vocabulary, terms and more. Many of the natural resources found here play important roles in the state s economy, as well as the national and world economies. The maryland toleration act, also known as the act concerning religion, was a law mandating religious tolerance for trinitarian christians. General court banished him in sept 1635 but let him stay through the. Tobacco proved to be the colonys salvation atobacco. George calvert was the first english proprietor of marylands colonial grant. With a wide variety of landscapes, water types and wildlife, maryland s natural resources are favorites among tourists and residents for many reasons. Marylands eastern shore and western shore embrace the chesapeake bay, and the many estuaries and rivers create one of the longest waterfronts of any state.

In addition to repealing the maryland toleration act with the assistance of protestant assemblymen, claiborne and bennett passed a new law barring catholics from openly practicing their religion. Calvert served as the proprietor of the maryland colony. Located in the chesapeake bay area, this 12 million acre colony was given to lord baltimore, cecilius calvert taylor 6. Jun 26, 2019 the maryland colony was founded in 1632 after its charter was approved by king charles i. Everyone who lived in maryland was from england, so they spoke english. He envisioned maryland as a refuge for catholics persecuted in england. Maryland was established in1632 as a proprietor colony, a grant of land and governmental authority to a single individual. After the colony of virginia was established in 1607 by english settlers a man named george calvert took notice. It was created to provide a set of laws that permit choice of religion. Roman catholic answer the lords baltimore, father and son. Hist 10 test 1 history 10 with duffy at texas state. Maryland was one of the proprietary colonies of the british empire between 1632 and 1776. In becoming the proprietor and organizing the colony as his own feudal domain, lord baltimore designated it as a refuge for catholics, who, being a minority in england like the puritans, also felt restricted by the church of england. Most of the former catholics converted to protestantism, but there were a few who remained faithful as catholics.