All of the following made Maryland an especially inviting colony for certain English settlers EXCEPT

A) Maryland was a religious haven for English Catholics.
B) the headright system of land distribution.
C) Maryland was established as a royal colony.
D) Maryland formalized laws that slaves inherited their status from their mother and that slavery was for life for those born into it.


Answer: D

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