Maryland was founded as:

a. a place for catholics and protestants to worship freely.

b. a place for quakers to settle

c. a reservation for native americans

d. a colony for banished puritans

The correct option is A. Maryland was founded as a place for Catholics and Protestants to worship freely.

Explanation:

In 1632, Maryland was founded to provide a safe place for the English Catholics. The Catholics were treated very poorly in Europe and an anti-catholic act was brought up against them. The Catholics were discriminated everywhere and even they were not allowed to have any place in the public offices.

To have a peaceful life and practice their religion safely, the English Catholics migrated to Maryland. Around 200 Catholics were known to migrate first in Maryland.

the northwest ordinance of 1787 guaranteed basic rights for settlers and banned slavery there.