721+Maryland+Colony,+Mid-Atlantic

= Maryland Colony, Mid- Atlantic 1634 =

= __Group Members include__: Ariel Glazman, Edward Bukhman, Mohammad Wallimalik, and Yegor Krainov (absent) =



=__The Maryland Toleration Act 1649 __=

**An Act Concerning Religion. **
Professing to beleive in Jesus Christ for or in respect of his or her religion or the free exercise thereof within this Province other than is provided for in this Act that such person or persons soe offending, shalbe compelled to pay trebble damages to the party soe wronged or molested, and for every such offence shall also forfeit 20s sterling in money or the value thereof, half thereof for the use of the Lord Proprietary, and his heires Lords and Proprietaries of this Province, and the other half for the use of the party soe wronged or molested as aforesaid, Or if the partie soe offending as aforesaid shall refuse or bee unable to recompense the party soe wronged, or to satisfy such fyne or forfeiture, then such Offender shalbe severely punished by publick whipping and imprisonment during the pleasure of the Lord Proprietary, or his Lieutenant or cheife Governor of this Province for the tyme being without baile or maineprise. And bee it further alsoe Enacted by the authority and consent aforesaid That the Sheriff or other Officer or Officers from time to time to bee appointed and authorized for that purpose, of the County Towne or precinct where every particular offence in this present Act conteyned shall happen at any time to bee committed and whereupon there is hereby a forfeiture fyne or penalty imposed shall from time to time distraine and seise the goods and estate of every such person soe offending as aforesaid against this present Act or any part thereof, and sell the same or any part thereof for the full satisfaccion of such forfeiture, fine, or penalty as aforesaid, Restoring unto the partie soe offending the Remainder or overplus of the said goods or estate after such satisfaccion soe made as aforesaid.

=The highlighted yellow parts are the actual parts of the Maryland Toleration Act that talk about religion in Maryland and that describe what will happen to a person if they don't believe in Jesus or aren't Catholic.=

__** Question 1 - **__ Colonists had jobs based on their religion. If people weren't Christian, they couldn't get a good job since there was religious segregation and discrimination. Many people would be punished if they openly showed that they didn't believe in Jesus Christ.

**__ Question 2 - __**
In colonial Maryland, children were taught by their parents. However, rich children received special education. Gender also determined education. Boys would learn about manual labor while few girls were educated and were taught about how to be mothers.

In Maryland, they had many slaves that worked in tobacco plantations. They sold their tobacco to England for money. That is how slaves made a big business.
 * __ Question 3 - __ **