Maryland Toleration Act, also known as the Act Concerning Religion, was passed in 1649 by the assembly of the Province of Maryland mandating religious toleration.
Maryland adopted the Act Concerning Religion in 1649. It institutionalized the principle of tolerance, which had already prevailed since the colony began. It created the first limitations on religious hate speech. The Calvert's, who founded Maryland, sought to gain protection for Catholic families who migrated to the colony.
Maryland Toleration Act was passed in 1649 by assembly of the Province of Maryland mandating religious toleration. The Colonists needed to attract venture profitable. In order to protect the Catholics from the immigrating Puritans and Protestants, the Calverts supported the Act Concerning Religion. The Act allowed freedom of worship for all Christians in Maryland, but sentenced anyone to death who denied the divinity of Jesus.
it was a law mandating religious tolerance for Christians. it was passed in the colony of Maryland in 1649
willingness to allow diversity
religious turmoil between Catholics and Protestants
Maryland Toleration Act, also known as the Act Concerning Religion, was passed in 1649 by the assembly of the Province of Maryland mandating religious toleration.
The Act of Toleration was passed in Maryland in 1649. The act gave Christians the right to practice their religion and could punish others who were not Christians.
Maryland adopted the Act Concerning Religion in 1649. It institutionalized the principle of tolerance, which had already prevailed since the colony began. It created the first limitations on religious hate speech. The Calvert's, who founded Maryland, sought to gain protection for Catholic families who migrated to the colony.
Maryland Toleration Act was passed in 1649 by assembly of the Province of Maryland mandating religious toleration. The Colonists needed to attract venture profitable. In order to protect the Catholics from the immigrating Puritans and Protestants, the Calverts supported the Act Concerning Religion. The Act allowed freedom of worship for all Christians in Maryland, but sentenced anyone to death who denied the divinity of Jesus.
it was a law mandating religious tolerance for Christians. it was passed in the colony of Maryland in 1649
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The Toleration Act of 1649 was passed in Maryland because the Protestants outnumbered the Catholics
to have religous freedom
First, in 1636 the colony that became Rhode Island passed a series of laws that prohibited religious persecution including against non-Trinitarians. Then, April 21, 1649, The Maryland Colony passed The Maryland Toleration Act, also known as the Act Concerning Religion, mandating religious tolerance for Trinitarian Christians. So, in effect, whether you believed in the Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Ghost) or not, you were protected. The British Act of Toleration of 1689, the Holy Experiment in Pennsylvania, and laws concerning religion in other colonies such as South Carolina, followed these early laws.
to have religous freedom