SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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free land
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livestock
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money
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cash crops
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Detailed explanation-1: -From its founding in 1732 throughout the eighteenth century, Georgia was a place of both religious tolerance and religious pluralism. Georgia’s Royal Charter provided for liberty of conscience for all, and for the free exercise of religion by all except Roman Catholics.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Salzburgers came to Georgia in 1734 seeking religious freedom and hoping to establish a silk industry in the colony.
Detailed explanation-3: -Georgia was established in part as an experiment, based on ideals lost in the other colonies’ growth, and to provide the mother country with raw goods. The southern location and warm climate of Georgia led many to believe it would be suitable for the cultivation of silk and fruits.
Detailed explanation-4: -Religious demography According to a 2014 census, 83.4% of the Georgian population identified themselves as Eastern Orthodox Christian, 10.7% Muslim, 2.9% Armenian Apostolic, and 0.5% Catholic while the remainder includes Jehovah’s Witnesses, Yazidis, Jews, Protestants, and nonbelievers.