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Why was the Act of Toleration enacted?
1. to provide freedom of religion for Jews
2. to retain a separation between church and state
3. to safeguard freedom of worship to Catholics who founded Maryland.
4. to ensure African Americans could maintain their own religious practices.
1. to provide freedom of religion for Jews
2. to retain a separation between church and state
3. to safeguard freedom of worship to Catholics who founded Maryland.
4. to ensure African Americans could maintain their own religious practices.
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The Act of Toleration was enacted primarily to safeguard freedom of worship for Catholics in Maryland. Therefore, the correct choice from the provided options is:
3. to safeguard freedom of worship to Catholics who founded Maryland.
The Act of Toleration, passed in 1649 by the Maryland Assembly, was aimed at protecting the rights of Catholics in a predominantly Protestant environment and ensuring that they could practice their religion without persecution.
3. to safeguard freedom of worship to Catholics who founded Maryland.
The Act of Toleration, passed in 1649 by the Maryland Assembly, was aimed at protecting the rights of Catholics in a predominantly Protestant environment and ensuring that they could practice their religion without persecution.
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