To escape religious persecution.
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== == So Roman Catholics could live there and so Lord Baltimore could make a profit so Roman Catholics could live there and so they could make a profit from the people who come to Maryland They converted to Catholicism and wanted a haven persecution. They thought it would be ''Land Of Sanctuary''
Because the white land owners could build a fortune out of growning tobacco and there was also lumber game and minerals.
After a brief scan of the question. The Catholics wanted their own colony. So Lord Baltimore got there and claimed it.