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| 4. Maryland | |
| 1632 | |
| George Calvert (later Lord Baltimore)—a proprietor of holdings in Newfoundland—asked for a grant in Virginia, which was made in 1632, despite opposition from the Virginians. | 1 |
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| The charter of the new colony was drawn up in the name of Cecilius Calvert, George Calvert having died. The province was named Maryland, and Calvert, as proprietor, was given the right to collect taxes, make grants of land, create manors, appoint ministers, and found churches according to the laws of England. As the charter did not forbid the establishment of other churches than the Protestant, Baltimore (Calvert) made use of it to help his coreligionists, the Catholics. | 2 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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