[[Image:Maryland_State_Flag.gif|thumb|right|The state flag of Maryland.]]
[[Image:Maryland_State_Flag.gif|thumb|right|The state flag of Maryland.]]
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The '''Colony of Maryland''' was established by [[Lord Baltimore]] as a haven for [[Catholicism|Catholics]], as [[England]] was mostly [[Protestant]]. [[Judaism|Jews]] and [[Homosexuality|homosexuals]] also enjoyed freedom in Maryland. Maryland was a [[feudalism|feudal]] state and [[Lord de la War]] was one of Maryland's early leaders.
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The '''Colony of Maryland''' was established by [[Lord Baltimore]] as a haven for [[Catholicism|Catholics]], as [[England]] was mostly [[Protestant]]. [[Judaism|Jews]] also enjoyed freedom in Maryland. Maryland was a [[feudalism|feudal]] state and [[Lord de la War]] was one of Maryland's early leaders.
Maryland won its independence from Britain in the [[American Revolution|American War for Independence]] in 1783.
Maryland won its independence from Britain in the [[American Revolution|American War for Independence]] in 1783.