Maryland was founded as
- A
A fur-trading post by the Hudson's Bay Company directors
- Bcheck_circle
A Catholic refuge by Lord Baltimore (Cecilius Calvert)
- C
A Protestant haven by William Penn (the Society of Friends)
- D
A free state for runaway servants by James Oglethorpe
Explanation
The Maryland Toleration Act (1649) extended limited religious tolerance to all Christians.