Question

The Maryland colony was founded to establish a religious refuge for persecuted English Quakers. Group of answer choices True False

Answer 1

Answer: False

Explanation: The Maryland colony was founded as a religious refuge for Roman Catholics and not Quakers.  

Before it was a refuge, the King of England at the time, King Charles the first, granted Lord Baltimore a charter allowing settlement on the East of the Pontomac river in 1632 for commercial purpose. However, before this could be realized, Lord Baltimore died and his son, George Calvert made the colony a refuge for Roman Catholics who were being persecuted in England.