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The Maryland Toleration Act, also known as the Act Concerning Religion, was the first law in North America requiring religious tolerance for Christians. It was passed on April 21, 1649, by the assembly of the Maryland colony, in St. Mary's City in St. Mary's County, Maryland. It created one of the pioneer statutes passed by the legislative body ...
Catholic–Protestant theological dissent was birthed in 1517 with the posting of Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses which outline ninety-five objections against Catholic doctrine. These included distinction between clergy and laity , the Catholic Church's monopoly on scriptural interpretation , the sale of indulgences , the nature of salvation ...
The Maryland Toleration Act of 1649 allowed Catholics freedom of worship for 40 years. Maryland had long practiced an uneasy form of religious tolerance among different groups of Christians. In 1649, Maryland passed the Maryland Toleration Act, also known as the Act Concerning Religion, a law mandating religious tolerance for trinitarian ...
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Between Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and Henry VIII of England; its main clause was the invasion of France. 1524 Treaty of Malmö: Ends the Swedish War of Liberation. Treaty of Tordesillas: Treaty between the Lord of Monaco and Habsburg Spain. Franco-Polish Alliance: Alliance between the king of France Francis I and the king of Poland ...
In 1517, Charles V established a system of concessions by which his subjects in the Americas could use slaves, thus starting the slave trade. When the Spaniards settled in New Spain , they brought some Bantu African workers with them as slaves.
The Maryland Legislature is considering an online data privacy law. If enacted, the state would become one of over a dozen states with such a law. Maryland Legislature considers online privacy bill.
Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore (August 27, 1637 – February 21, 1715) was an English colonial administrator. He inherited the province of Maryland in 1675 upon the death of his father, Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore.