1. How was Maryland different from the colonies founded earlier?

Although most of the settlers were Protestants, Maryland soon became one of the few regions in the British Empire where Catholics held the highest positions of political authority.  

AND

Maryland was also one of the key destinations of tens of thousands of British convicts.  

Explanation:

the noble might have thought that the system was far because they had lot of things and riches and the serf would have thought that the feudal system was un fair because of the way they were treated.