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“Describe the role religión played in the founding of maryland

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Cecil Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore, founded Maryland as a place for Catholics to worship freely. ... In 1649, Maryland's assembly proposed a remedy, passing a landmark bill called the “Act Concerning Religion,” also referred to as the Maryland Toleration Act or the Toleration Act.
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