USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This colony was named after King George II in 1732.
A
Maryland
B
Georgia
C
South Carolina
D
North Carolina
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -George II signed the charter creating the colony of Georgia in 1732. James Oglethorpe persuaded the king that England needed a buffer between South Carolina and Spanish Florida, so Georgia became the first new British colony in North America in more than 50 years.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1733, British military leader James Oglethorpe established the last of the 13 original British colonies, Georgia, named after King George II.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Province of Georgia (also Georgia Colony) was one of the Southern colonies in British America. It was the last of the thirteen original American colonies established by Great Britain in what later became the United States.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the 1730s, England founded the last of its colonies in North America. The project was the brain child of James Oglethorpe, a former army officer.

Detailed explanation-5: -King George II of England signed the charter creating the colony of Georgia on April 21, 1732.

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