Maryland

-Marlyand was given a charter in 1632 and founded in 1634.


===-The original name of Maryland was the Maryland Colony. St. Mary's was the first settlement of the colony. ===

===-The colony was foudned by Sir George Calvert, Lord Baltimore. ===

===- Lord Baltimore foudned Maryland for economic game, but more importantly as a place for the Roman Catholics who were being persecuted by the Protestants of England. ===

===- It was a Proprietary Colony meaning that the owner had executive authority. ===

__George Calvert, Lord Baltimore __
=== George Calvert was born in 1579 in England. He was a member of the British Parliament and Secretary of state under King James I rule. In England, Catholics were persecuted, so he was seeking a place of religious freedom for the Catholics. He believed there should be a separation between church and state, and that his people should not be persecuted for being Roman Catholics. He first created a colony in Newfoundland called Avalon, but decided he needed a better place for his colony. He requested a new charter for the area which is now known today as Maryland. Five weeks before the charter was signed, Calvert died leaving his duties to his son Cecilus who then continued to colonize Maryland. ===