For religious reasons
religious toleration
Lord Baltimore was a Catholic and sought out fellow Catholics for Maryland. The majority of his immigrants however turned out to be protestants but the wealthy lamd owners were from his faith.
Jamestown was created first, in the Chesapeake Bay area. Maryland was named after Saint Mary, while Jamestown after King James I.
The founding father of Maryland was Lord Baltimore also known as George Calvert but as he died before being granted the charter his son Cecil is credited with obtaining it. Maryland was named in honour of the Queen Consort of King Charles l named Henrietta Maria. It was intended to be a place where English Catholics could escape persecution. The first european settlers began to take up residence in 1634 however for thousands of years before this Native Americans had inhabited this area and in 1498 John Cabot had explored this region.
For religious reasons
religios reasons
The Calverts.
Virginia was founded before Maryland.
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Marylands founding was funded by King Charles I through a charter. This is what i found through many websites.
Both Maryland and Massachusetts were established as a place for a specific religious group that opposed the Anglican church. Massachusetts was for Puritans and Maryland was for Catholics.
Maryland became the seventh US state on April 28, 1788.IMPROVED ANSWER:The colony of Maryland, was founded by George Calvert in 1632.
One unique fact about Maryland is that the largest fish ever caught weighed 200 pounds and 21 oz.
The final charter for the founding of Maryland was confirmed on June 20, 1632 when he was 27 years old.