Why was the Act of Toleration enacted?

Question

A. to ensure African Americans could maintain their own religious practices
B. to retain a separation between church and state
C. to safeguard freedom of worship to Catholics who founded Maryland
D. to provide freedom of religion for Jews

Answer 1

The Act of Toleration was enacted primarily to safeguard freedom of worship for Catholics who founded Maryland. Therefore, the correct answer is:

C. to safeguard freedom of worship to Catholics who founded Maryland.

The Act of Toleration, passed in 1649, was intended to protect Catholics from persecution in a predominantly Protestant colony, ensuring that all Christians could practice their faith freely while establishing a legal framework for religious tolerance in the colony.