The Maryland Colonial Assembly. The actual author however was probably Cecil Calvert, the 2nd Lord Baltimore.
Lord Baltimore
He wanted Catholics to have religious freedom.
Maryland Toleration Act, also known as the Act Concerning Religion, was passed in 1649 by the assembly of the Province of Maryland mandating religious toleration.
Lord Baltimore proposed the act to restrict the religious rights of Christians
Fearing that Catholics might lose their rights, Lord Baltimore got the assembly to pass the Act of Toleration in 1649. It welcomed all Christians and gave adult male Christians the right to vote and hold office.
Fearing that Catholics might lose their rights, Lord Baltimore got the assembly to pass the Act of Toleration in 1649. It welcomed all Christians and gave adult male Christians the right to vote and hold office.
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The Toleration Act of 1649 ended in 1657 when the governor of Virginia regained lost land and had Lord Baltimore sign a treaty which restored religious freedom.
So that catholics could have religious freedom.
Lord Baltimore, to outlaw the restriction of the religious rights of Christians in Maryland
1. Act of Toleration: Law providing religious freedom for all Christians. Did not protect Jews or Atheists. Established by Lord Baltimore.
because of intolerance in Protestant England, Lord Baltimore, a Roman Catholic aristocrat, wanted to start a colony where he could freely practice his Roman Catholic religion. He founded Maryland in 1634 from land granted him by King Charles I. To protect religious freedom, the colony passed a Toleration Act in 1649. This act allowed all Christian settlers to worship as they wished. It was the first legislative act of religious toleration in the colonies.