SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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person who has broken the law
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person who owes money
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person who was once a slave
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person who has a lot of money
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Detailed explanation-1: -The colonial governments of Virginia and North Carolina for their part, eager for laborers, passed incentives by promising 5 years’ worth of debt protection. The founder of Georgia, James Oglethorpe, specifically started the colony as a debtor’s refuge in 1732, as an alternative to English debtors’ prison.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1736 Oglethorpe established Fort Frederica on St. Simons Island to act as a defense to the south against the Spanish.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Why was Georgia called a haven for debtors? George Oglethorpe founded Georgia, He wanted that the new colony to be a place that people who owed money could make a fresh start not paying the money.