Maryland's founder, Cecilius Calvert:a. wanted Maryland to be like a feudal domain, with power limited for ordinary people. b. supported total religious freedom for all of the colony's inhabitants. c. gave a great deal of power to the elected assembly but not to the royal governor. d. lost ownership of the colony and died a pauper. e. actually hated Catholics, which is why he set up a colony for them in a swamp.

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Gaven Hamilton

7 August, 18:11

Maryland's founder, Cecilius Calvert:a. wanted Maryland to be like a feudal domain, with power limited for ordinary people. b. supported total religious freedom for all of the colony's inhabitants. c. gave a great deal of power to the elected assembly but not to the royal governor. d. lost ownership of the colony and died a pauper. e. actually hated Catholics, which is why he set up a colony for them in a swamp.

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Maryland's founder, Cecilius Calvert:

a. wanted Maryland to be like a feudal domain, with power limited for ordinary people.

Explanation:

The option a is correct as the Cecilius Calvert who was an English nobleman, founded the Maryland. He wanted to keep the feudal system so that power remains in few hands and remain unavailable for the ordinary people. The option b is incorrect as he didn't supported the total religious freedom for all of the colony's inhabitants. The option c is also incorrect as he wanted a feudal system and didn't gave a great deal of power to the elected assembly. The option d is also incorrect as he didn't lost the ownership of the colony and died a pauper. The option e is also incorrect as he didn't hate Catholics rather he allowed them to practice their religion and made law to make ensure that Catholics and Protestant should be treated fairly.