The Calverts
Who had the original idea to create a colony for Catholics?
Who was George Calvert?
Who was the king that granted the Maryland Charter?
Who was King Charles I?
What was the main reason Maryland was founded?
What is religious freedom?
What century did European powers rush to explore the Americas?
What is the 1600s?
What city is named after the Calvert family’s title?
What is Baltimore?
Which Calvert actually founded Maryland in 1634?
Who was Cecil Calvert?
What was the name of King Charles I’s Catholic queen?
Who was Queen Henrietta Maria?
Maryland welcomed which two Christian groups at first?
What are Catholics and Protestants?
What cash crop became important to early colonies like Maryland?
What is tobacco?
What Maryland town was the first capital?
What is St. Mary’s City?
Who became Maryland’s first governor and led the settlers?
Who was Leonard Calvert?
What did the king name the colony in honor of his wife?
What is Maryland (or Terra Mariae)?
What 1649 law protected Christian religious rights in Maryland?
What is the Maryland Toleration Act?
What was the name of the first successful English colony?
What is Jamestown?
What unusual thing did King Charles I do before he died?
What is wear two shirts so people wouldn’t see him shiver?
What two ships brought settlers to Maryland?
What are the Ark and the Dove
What happened to King Charles I during the English Civil War?
What is he was executed?
Why was George Calvert’s plan so unusual for the time?
What is most colonies didn’t allow religious tolerance?
What were the names of the Native American tribe that traded land with the Maryland settlers?
Who are the Yaocomico?
What does “Terra Mariae” mean in English?
What is Mary’s Land?
Which Calvert never visited Maryland but ruled from England?
Who was Cecil Calvert?
Why did Queen Henrietta Maria have to flee England?
What is the English Civil War became too dangerous?
What made Maryland’s charter special compared to others?
What is it allowed religious freedom and gave power to the Calverts?
What failed colony did George Calvert try to start in Canada?
What is Avalon?
What did some English people call Maryland because they didn’t like Catholics?
What is “The Papist Province”?