Sir George Calvert was also known as the first Baron of Baltimore. He was born in Yorkshire, England in 1580 to parents, Leonard and Alice Calvert. (“Biography) Calvert was raised with Protestant beliefs. (“Land”) When he was Fourteen years old, he attended Trinity College in Oxford, England and graduated in 1597. (“Baltimore”) Calvert learned to speak three different languages (“Maryland”) He could also write in Latin. While traveling of the continent, he met Sir Robert Cecil. (“Baltimore”) Even when Calvert was young, he was very passionate about the discovery and settlement of foreign countries. (“Our Country”)
In 1604, George Calvert married Lady Anne Mynne of Hurlington, Herts at St. Peters Cornhill in London. (“Land”) Together …show more content…
It was the Baron’s goal to establish an English colony in America where both Catholics and Protestants could live, work and prosper together. He invested his money in both the East India and London companies. (“Biography”) He bought a plantation on the coast of Newfoundland from Sir William Vaughn and called it Avalon. (“Biography”) Calvert’s attempt at establishing the English colony failed. (“Exploring”) In 1621, Calvert sent Captain Wynne to build Ferryland and then two years later; Calvert obtained a charter for Avalon. (“Calvert”) In 1627, Lord Baltimore visited Avalon to determine the conditions of the territory with the goal of establishing a Roman Catholic Colony there where everyone would have the freedom to worship God. He went back to England only to later return to Avalon with his second wife and his all of his children but for his eldest son. He wanted to settle this area with his children and obtain stature and wealth. Calvert’s attempt at establishing the English colony failed. (“Exploring”) Because of the war Lord Baltimore’s interests were in peril. While in Ferryland, in August of 1629 he wrote to the King and advised him of the winter weather conditions and how vigorous it was. (“Letter”) You could not plant nor fish as the land and air intolerably cold. (“Baltimore”) He instructed his children to
In 1604, George Calvert married Lady Anne Mynne of Hurlington, Herts at St. Peters Cornhill in London. (“Land”) Together …show more content…
It was the Baron’s goal to establish an English colony in America where both Catholics and Protestants could live, work and prosper together. He invested his money in both the East India and London companies. (“Biography”) He bought a plantation on the coast of Newfoundland from Sir William Vaughn and called it Avalon. (“Biography”) Calvert’s attempt at establishing the English colony failed. (“Exploring”) In 1621, Calvert sent Captain Wynne to build Ferryland and then two years later; Calvert obtained a charter for Avalon. (“Calvert”) In 1627, Lord Baltimore visited Avalon to determine the conditions of the territory with the goal of establishing a Roman Catholic Colony there where everyone would have the freedom to worship God. He went back to England only to later return to Avalon with his second wife and his all of his children but for his eldest son. He wanted to settle this area with his children and obtain stature and wealth. Calvert’s attempt at establishing the English colony failed. (“Exploring”) Because of the war Lord Baltimore’s interests were in peril. While in Ferryland, in August of 1629 he wrote to the King and advised him of the winter weather conditions and how vigorous it was. (“Letter”) You could not plant nor fish as the land and air intolerably cold. (“Baltimore”) He instructed his children to