Lord Baltimore's Charter

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkbp:administered_by gptkb:King_Charles_I_of_England
gptkbp:allowed_religious_freedom gptkb:Catholicism
gptkbp:contributed_to early American democracy
gptkbp:encouraged immigration to Maryland
gptkbp:established gptkb:Maryland
gptkb:Legislative_body
proprietary colony
gptkbp:given_for gptkb:Cecilius_Calvert
gptkbp:governance provisions for self-governance
gptkbp:granted_land land in North America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lord Baltimore's Charter
gptkbp:included rights of English subjects
gptkbp:influenced colonial governance in America
the development of religious tolerance in America
gptkbp:is_countered_by in 1655
gptkbp:is_criticized_for due to religious tensions
gptkbp:is_recognized_as land rights of the Calvert family
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Toleration_Act_of_1649
gptkbp:precedent future charters in America
gptkbp:promoted economic development in Maryland
gptkbp:provides land grants
gptkbp:purpose establish a colony
gptkbp:year_created 1632
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cecil_Calvert,_30th_Earl_of_Baltimore
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7