SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -How did the founding of Georgia affect debtors in England? Only Catholic debtors were allowed to come to Georgia, not ones who were Protestant. It improved their lives greatly because it was a colony specifically for debtors. Most debtors were slaves when they reached Georgia.
Detailed explanation-2: -New arrivals to the Georgia colony faced a myriad of challenges, including the harsh environment, disease, conflict with Native Americans, and the difficulty of making a living.
Detailed explanation-3: -One of the reasons Georgia was settled was to support the English economic policy of mercantilism. The Georgia Trustees decided the new settlers would to grow grapes, indigo and mulberry trees. Grapes would be used in making wine, indigo for blue dye and the mulberry trees would host silkworms for silk production.
Detailed explanation-4: -The founder of Georgia, James Oglethorpe, specifically started the colony as a debtor’s refuge in 1732, as an alternative to English debtors’ prison.