Talk:Maryland Toleration Act/GA1

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Hello. I will review this article. --Edge3 (talk) 18:49, 14 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"It was later revoked by William Claiborne in 1654, a Virginian who had been appointed as a commissioner by Oliver Cromwell and was a staunch advocate for the Anglican Church, was reinstated in 1658 following the restoration of rule by the colonial proprietors, and was repealed permanently in 1692 following the Glorious Revolution." - Might be too complex and disrupts the simpler flow of the rest of the article. Try splitting this up into two or more sentences.
"Whatever Calvert's intentions may have been, the charter that gave him control of the colony had been granted by an Anglican king, the document itself seems to have assumed that the Church of England would be the official church in the colony, and Catholics were quickly outnumbered by an influx of Anglican settlers." - Ditto.--Edge3 (talk) 18:52, 14 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
"While the significance of the Toleration Act should not be overstated..." - Tone is unencyclopedic. --Edge3 (talk) 19:13, 14 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The last entry in the References section needs Underwood's name on it. --Edge3 (talk) 21:30, 14 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much for the thorough review. I've made improvements to the article based on each of your suggestions. Geraldk (talk) 01:36, 15 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The article looks great! I just finished checking most of your sources, and I see no problems at all. I shall now pass the nomination. Here are some suggestions for improvement:

Provide the full text of the Act. Wikisource might be a good place.
Use the detailed info in your book sources to make the coverage more thorough.

Keep up the good work!--Edge3 (talk) 04:45, 15 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Someone played a prank here. Look at the names for the two founding noblemen in 1634 near the beginning of the article. Please fix it if you know the true names to use. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Johndrawls (talk • contribs) 23:04, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Catholics or Protestants overthrew Calvert's rule?

Shouldn't "Maryland Catholics overthrew Calvert's rule" be "Maryland Protestants overthrew Calvert's rule"? Calvert was Catholic. The Toleration Act would have been rescinded by Protestants not Catholics. Please correct or explain.

"Following the Glorious Revolution of 1688 in England, when the Catholic King James II of England was deposed and the Protestant William III ascended the throne, a rebellion of Maryland Catholics overthrew Calvert's rule. They quickly rescinded the Toleration Act, and it would never be reinstated. In fact, the colony established the Church of England as its official church in 1702 and explicitly barred Catholics from voting in 1718.[7] The Calvert family regained control over the colony in 1715, but only after Benedict Calvert converted to Protestantism. His political control remained tenuous enough that he did not risk an attempt to reinstate protections for Catholics.[14] It took until the era of the American Revolution for religious tolerance or freedom to again become the practice in Maryland.[7]" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.240.27.4 (talk) 16:46, 16 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Any citations on Rhode Island Being First Before Maryland?

I see the claim in the opening of the article but are there any supporting references? Is this a controversial opinion or is it now widely accepted? If so then great, but please also provide the citation in the article (or here if you don't know how to add it, and someone else will). 2602:306:BDA0:97A0:466D:57FF:FE90:AC45 (talk) 06:30, 22 February 2014 (UTC).[reply]