Why did Lord Baltimore establish a colony in Maryland?

Maryland was a haven for persecuted Quakers.

Puritans escaping Massachusetts Bay needed a new colony.

The colony created a place for Catholics to worship without fear.

The colony created a place for Catholics to worship without fear.

Lord Baltimore established a colony in Maryland to create a place for Catholics to worship without fear.

Explanation:

Lord Baltimore was an English settler, first owner of the Province of Maryland in North America. He received the land as an inheritance from his father, George Calvert, who died before knowing the territory. He continued the project of forming a safe colony for the recusants (British Catholics), unique in this respect among all the original New England colonies.

Lord Baltimore's foremost endeavor was to make Maryland a safe place for persecuted English Catholics, even though the English Church was, at first, the only legally recognized form of religion in the colony.