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1649 Toleration Act
In this reassessment of the colonial experience in Virginia and Maryland, one defining factor of a society has been forgotten, religion. Does religion not form an important basis for understanding a society? Were the English strictly profit-driven? One could argue that the religious experience of those in the Chesapeake is overshadowed by the religious narrative of the people who settle around the Massachusetts Bay. Religion in the Chesapeake and the influence of religious changes in England can be overlooked. Taylor mentions in passing the unique conglomerate of Anglicans, Catholics, and nonconformists that settle in Maryland, but does not provide details. One important source to consider is the 1649 Toleration Act. This act appears
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