Maryland Toleration Act

Target entity: Maryland Toleration Act
Context triple: [Colony of Maryland, religiousTolerationLaw, Maryland Toleration Act]

• A. Maryland charter of 1632
  The Maryland charter of 1632 was a royal grant from King Charles I establishing the proprietary colony of Maryland, defining its territorial boundaries and governance under Lord Baltimore.
• B. Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
  The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom is a landmark 1786 law authored by Thomas Jefferson that disestablished the Church of England in Virginia and guaranteed freedom of religion, heavily influencing later American constitutional protections of religious liberty.
• C. Second Charter of Virginia
  The Second Charter of Virginia was a 1609 royal charter issued by King James I that expanded the territory, powers, and organizational structure of the Virginia Company to strengthen England’s colonial enterprise in North America.
• D. Massachusetts Body of Liberties
  The Massachusetts Body of Liberties was a 1641 legal code in the Massachusetts Bay Colony that outlined early colonial rights and protections, influencing later American constitutional principles.
• E. Third Charter of Virginia
  The Third Charter of Virginia was a 1612 royal charter that restructured and expanded the powers and territory of the Virginia Company, further shaping the governance of the English colony in North America.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Maryland Toleration Act
Target entity description: The Maryland Toleration Act was a 1649 colonial law that granted limited religious freedom to Trinitarian Christians and is considered one of the earliest legal protections for religious toleration in what became the United States.

• A. Maryland charter of 1632
  The Maryland charter of 1632 was a royal grant from King Charles I establishing the proprietary colony of Maryland, defining its territorial boundaries and governance under Lord Baltimore.
• B. Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
  The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom is a landmark 1786 law authored by Thomas Jefferson that disestablished the Church of England in Virginia and guaranteed freedom of religion, heavily influencing later American constitutional protections of religious liberty.
• C. Second Charter of Virginia
  The Second Charter of Virginia was a 1609 royal charter issued by King James I that expanded the territory, powers, and organizational structure of the Virginia Company to strengthen England’s colonial enterprise in North America.
• D. Massachusetts Body of Liberties
  The Massachusetts Body of Liberties was a 1641 legal code in the Massachusetts Bay Colony that outlined early colonial rights and protections, influencing later American constitutional principles.
• E. Third Charter of Virginia
  The Third Charter of Virginia was a 1612 royal charter that restructured and expanded the powers and territory of the Virginia Company, further shaping the governance of the English colony in North America.
• F. None of above. chosen