Maryland Toleration Act of 1649
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legislation
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| gptkbp:allows |
persecution based on religious beliefs
|
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
Christian_denominations
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
development_of_religious_liberty_in_the_U.S.
|
| gptkbp:controversy |
Maryland_Assembly_sessions
|
| gptkbp:developsStrategiesFor |
future religious tolerance legislation
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Maryland_Assembly
Act of 1692 Governor_of_Maryland |
| gptkbp:established |
legal_framework_for_religious_tolerance_in_Maryland
|
| gptkbp:hasDepartment |
freedom_for_non-Christians
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| gptkbp:hasGoals |
earliest examples of religious freedom in the New World
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:Colonial_America
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Maryland Toleration Act of 1649
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:U.S._Constitution's_First_Amendment
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:English_Toleration_Act_of_1689
|
| gptkbp:inspiration |
later religious freedom laws
|
| gptkbp:isChallengedBy |
gptkb:Puritan_settlers
Protestant_groups |
| gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy |
it_favored_Catholics_over_Protestants
|
| gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
political climate of the time
the need for a stable colony |
| gptkbp:ledTo |
increased_immigration_of_Catholics
|
| gptkbp:promoted |
peaceful coexistence among different faiths
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to ensure freedom of religion
|
| gptkbp:recognizes |
Catholic_rights
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:Toleration_Act_of_1704
|
| gptkbp:significance |
first law protecting religious freedom in the American colonies
|
| gptkbp:supportedBy |
gptkb:Cecil_Calvert
|
| gptkbp:wasEducatedAt |
ensuring political stability
reducing tensions between different religious groups attracting settlers from various faiths promoting economic growth through diverse populations creating a model for future colonies. encouraging diversity in the colony fostering a sense of community among settlers preventing civil unrest preventing religious conflict protecting minority religions protecting_Catholics |
| gptkbp:wasPartOf |
gptkb:the_English_Civil_War
Catholic_settlers Maryland's_charter Maryland's_colonial_laws the_struggle_for_religious_freedom_in_America |
| gptkbp:wasSupportedBy |
gptkb:Lord_Baltimore
|
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1649
|