The Maryland Colony Lesson 1

The Maryland Colony
Lesson 1

By Chieko DeBoise

​Learning Objectives:
I can:

• ​identify how and why English colonist came to Maryland,

• describe the different kinds of people who came to the new colony.

​Take out your social studies notebook and put the date and heading.

• Moving to the new American colonies was a dangerous voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.

• Even if the trip was a success, many colonist suffered hardships or died.

• For the settlers in the New Maryland colony conflicts about religion would play an important role.

​Copy the notes above in your notebook.

​Plans for a New Colony
page 70

Multiple Choice

What ocean did the colonists have to cross to reach the American colonies?

• The Pacific Ocean

• The Atlantic Ocean

• The Indian Ocean

• The Arctic Ocean

Multiple Choice

Why did many colonists die during the voyage?

• Hardships

• Lack of water

• Short distance

• Fast travel

• People across Europe, especially Catholics and Protestants fought religious wars for many years.

• The king of England was the head of the Church of England.

• Everyone had to pay taxes to support the church.

• If you did not pay taxes you were considered disloyal to the king.

• People wanted to practice their own faith without being persecuted and came to North America.

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​Fights over Religion

Multiple Choice

Why did everyone have to pay taxes?

• To support private businesses
• To pay for luxury items for government officials
• To fund international travel for citizens
• To support the church.

Multiple Choice

People who did not belong to The Church of England were considered to be not loyal and could take part in_________.

• politics

• loyalty
• support
• indifference

Multiple Choice

What does it mean to be persecuted?

• To be persecuted means to be subjected to hostility or ill-treatment, often due to one's beliefs or identity.
• To be persecuted means to be rewarded for one's identity.
• To be persecuted means to be ignored by society.
• To be persecuted means to be celebrated for one's beliefs.

Multiple Choice

Why did many people leave Europe to come to North America?

• To find gold

• To practice their religion without being persecuted

• To meet Native Americans

• For better weather

• George Calvert was a leader and a good friend of the English king, Charles I.

• Calvert had to give up his job when he became a Catholic.

• King Charles gave George Calvert land for a new colony.

• George Calvert got the title "Lord Baltimore."

• Calvert would have the power in Maryland just as the king had power in England.

• When George Calvert died the titled of Lord Baltimore when to his son Cecilius Calvert.

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A New Colony Named Maryland

Multiple Choice

Why did George Calvert have to give up his job in England?

• King Charles I fired him.

• He was tired of working

• George Calvert had to give up his job in England because he became a Catholic, and at that time, Catholics were not allowed to hold government positions.

• To become a scientist

Multiple Choice

What was George Calvert’s title after receiving land for a new colony?

• Duke of York
• Baron of Maryland
• Lord Baltimore
• Count of Virginia

Multiple Choice

Why did King Charles I give land to George Calvert?

• To expand the territory of the British Empire.
• To reward George Calvert for his loyalty to the crown.
• To establish a military base against Spanish forces.
• To make up for the fact that he had to give up his job.

Multiple Choice

Who became the proprietor of the Maryland colony after the death of George Calvert?

• William Penn
• John Smith
• James Oglethorpe
• Cecil Calvert

Multiple Choice

Who became the governor of the Maryland colony?

• John Smith
• William Penn
• George Calvert
• Leonard Calvert