Maryland's founder, Cecilius Calvert,

A) wanted Maryland to be like a feudal domain, with power limited for ordinary people.
B) supported total religious freedom for all of the colony's inhabitants.
C) gave a great deal of power to the elected assembly but not to the royal governor.
D) lost ownership of the colony and died a pauper.
E) actually hated Catholics, which is why he set up a colony for them in a swamp.

Maryland's Founder

Refers to George Calvert, 1st Lord Baltimore, who played a pivotal role in the founding of the Province of Maryland as a haven for English Catholics.

Cecilius Calvert

The second Lord Baltimore, an English nobleman who founded the colony of Maryland in the 17th century as a haven for English Catholics.

Feudal Domain

Lands during the Middle Ages under the control of a lord or noble, governed based on feudalism where peasants worked the land in exchange for military protection.