What was the main purpose of the Maryland Act of Toleration passed in 1649?

To outlaw all religious practices except for Catholicism.

To encourage settlers of all faiths from around the world to move to Maryland.

To protect the religious rights of the Catholic minority.

To make Protestantism the official religion of the colony.

The Maryland Act of Toleration specifically granted freedom of worship to which group of people?

Only members of the Calvert family.

All Christians, including Protestants and Catholics.

Only people who owned large estates.

Anyone living in the colony, regardless of their beliefs.

The establishment of a new boundary line with Pennsylvania.

The passage of the Act of Toleration in 1649.

The decision to ban all future settlement in the colony.

The start of a major conflict with local Native American tribes.

tobacco farming would be prohibited.

Catholics could practice their religion freely.

a democratic government was elected by all settlers.

land was divided equally among all colonists.

It was the first law to end the system of indentured servitude.

It established a clear plan for the colony's government structure.

It was an early effort to guarantee religious freedom.

It created peace between settlers and Native Americans.