Maryland
Reasons for founding: So that Catholics could have a safe place to practice their religion.
Date of Founding: 1632 by George Calvert.
Economy: Industries like shipbuilding and iron works, and crops like tobacco.
Geography: Appalachian Mountains through the west part of Maryland, the Atlantic Ocean, fertile soil, and open land.
Government: Proprietary government at first, and then later became a representative government.
Celebrities/Important Residents: George Calvert, Lord Baltimore, Harriet Tubman, and Edgar Allan Poe.
Religion: Roman Catholic, but Protestant Christians were also welcomed.
Residency Requirements: You had to be a Catholic or at least a Christian, and you could not persecute others.
Target Residents: Catholics
Founding Documents: Act of Toleration which granted religious freedom to everyone that believed the Jesus was the son of God. It also prohibited religious persecution against non-Christians.
Bibliography:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Maryland
www.usahistory.info/southern/Maryland.html
americanhistory.about.com
www.landofthebrave.info/maryland-colony.htm
Date of Founding: 1632 by George Calvert.
Economy: Industries like shipbuilding and iron works, and crops like tobacco.
Geography: Appalachian Mountains through the west part of Maryland, the Atlantic Ocean, fertile soil, and open land.
Government: Proprietary government at first, and then later became a representative government.
Celebrities/Important Residents: George Calvert, Lord Baltimore, Harriet Tubman, and Edgar Allan Poe.
Religion: Roman Catholic, but Protestant Christians were also welcomed.
Residency Requirements: You had to be a Catholic or at least a Christian, and you could not persecute others.
Target Residents: Catholics
Founding Documents: Act of Toleration which granted religious freedom to everyone that believed the Jesus was the son of God. It also prohibited religious persecution against non-Christians.
Bibliography:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Maryland
www.usahistory.info/southern/Maryland.html
americanhistory.about.com
www.landofthebrave.info/maryland-colony.htm