USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -He and a group of charitable investors asked King George for permission to create a utopian experiment for English citizens imprisoned for debt. England’s prison population could be decreased, and thousands of individuals could be given a new chance at life. With these lofty goals, Georgia was created.

Detailed explanation-2: -Georgia was founded by James Oglethorpe as a refuge for debtors in 1733. He wanted small farms, so he outlawed slavery and limited land grants. Settlers grew unhappy, and Georgia became a royal colony.

Detailed explanation-3: -Initially conceived by Oglethorpe as a refuge for London’s indebted prisoners, Georgia became a buffer for England against Spanish Florida. In 1742, the Spanish invaded Georgia and lost what would be their last attack on East Coast British colonies.

Detailed explanation-4: -Buffer Colony-one of three reasons for Georgia’s founding; colony was to serve as a defensive buffer between Spanish Florida and the successful English colony of South Carolina.

Detailed explanation-5: -As visionary, social reformer, and military leader, James Oglethorpe conceived of and implemented his plan to establish the colony of Georgia. It was through his initiatives in England in 1732 that the British government authorized the establishment of its first new colony in North America in more than five decades.