A Virtual Exhibit

Metropolis

A New World Adventure

English colonies began along North America’s east coast in the 1600s. British subjects left for many reasons, including religious turmoil and lack of opportunity. Cheap land, improved possibilities for making a living, and in Maryland, greater religious freedom attracted people to the New World.

 

 

 

 

Join us at Historic St. Mary’s City and learn more about religious turmoil and why Maryland offered more religious freedom.

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