Complex sentence: It was passed September 21,1649 by the assembly of the Maryland colony and was the first law requiring religious tolerance in the British North American colonies; some historians argue that it helped inspire later legal protections for freedom of religion in the United States.
Split into simpler sentences: It was passed September 21,1649 by the assembly of the Maryland colony and was the first law requiring religious tolerance in the British North American colonies. Historians argue that it helped inspire later legal protections for freedom of religion in the United States.