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Maryland Catholic Experiment

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  • CECELIUS CALVERT

    Cecelius Calvert was granted a large amoun of land in between Potamac river and Chesepeake Bay

  • Maryland Catholic Experiment

    The Mary Catholic Experiment was an attempt to get Catholics into a land that they would have complete religious freedom.

  • Maryland

    Cecilius Calvert 2 years after his land was granted to him, first set foot in Maryland in 1634

  • Progress

    The land where Catholics could get the right to exercise their religion didn't receive as much success that Cecelius thought it would. When Catholics traveled it was usually by themselves rather than family groups. Catholics were a minority of the population in Maryland