Which of the following best compares the role of religion in early New England and Maryland?(1 point) Responses The king of England instructed colonists in both places to create communities based on their own religion and to invite other people to live there. The king of England instructed colonists in both places to create communities based on their own religion and to invite other people to live there. Religion was important only in early New England and was never particularly important to people who decided to settle in the colony of Maryland. Religion was important only in early New England and was never particularly important to people who decided to settle in the colony of Maryland. In Maryland, any religious practice was allowed, but early New England colonists wanted freedom of religion only for a particular form of practice. In Maryland, any religious practice was allowed, but early New England colonists wanted freedom of religion only for a particular form of practice. The Church of England was only the foundation of New England society and was not the foundation of Maryland’s society in any way at all.

Answer 1

The best comparison of the role of religion in early New England and Maryland is: In Maryland, any religious practice was allowed, but early New England colonists wanted freedom of religion only for a particular form of practice.

This response accurately reflects the historical context where Maryland was founded as a haven for Catholics and allowed for a range of religious practices, while early New England, particularly in colonies like Massachusetts, was largely dominated by Puritanism, which sought to impose a specific form of religious practice and often limited freedom for those outside that tradition.