HIST 020 Lecture Notes - Experience 7, No Cards, Krypto
29 Jan 2014
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Religious colonists: maryland & new england: maryland, george calvert, frist lord baltimore, very serious catholic living in protestant england i. ii. Needed a refuge: established the colony of maryland, named for queen who was named after the virgin. Mary: after his death, his son, cecilius calvert, takes his place as the second. Colony is the property of the calvert family: gives the family great power (almost like a king) ii. iii. Pay an annual tribute to the king of england. Calvert family controls almost everything else: st. mary"s city i. ii. iii. English settlers remained on friendly terms with the local natives. ~ 1 : the house of delegates was separate from the governor. Governor is catholic (early version of separation of church and state: have both a headright system and indentured servants i. Headright system differs from virginia: 100 acres with an additional 50 acres for each child)
