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Why did they found Georgia?
To get the debtors out of England.
Colony originally founded as a refuge for debtors by philanthropists?
King James I sent the debtors to Georgia because the jails in England were running out of space.
Why is Georgia called debtors colony?
Georgia is called a debtors colony because it was created for debtors. In England, there were debtors clogging up the prisons. So people in debt where sent to Georgia to work off their debt. People were unable to pay off their debt and that is why Georgia came about. They took debtors out of the prisons and gave them a second chance. It worked and that is where debtors went.
How did conditions in England influence James Ogethorpe's plan for Georgia?
There were a large number of debtors in England.
What was the industry of the Georgia Colony?
To provide a safe place for debtors of the king of England.
Colonial Georgia ethnic groups?
The Dutch took up most of Colonial Georgia's population. Others included debtors from England that were sent to the colony to start over, as the debtors prisions were becoming overcrowded.
What happened to debtors in England?
Debtors in England were sent to debtors prison.
Who settled Georgia?
the first people to settle in Georgia were native Americas they moved here from Russia during the last ice age. they were in search for food. so they migrated
What colony was settled by people who had been in debtors prisons in England?
Georgia was the colony settled by people who had been in debtor's prisons in England.
What often happened to debtors in England?
Debtors in England were sent to debtors prison.
The leader of the Georgia colony was?
General Oglethorpe founded the colony of Georgia. He emptied the debtors prisons in England and gave the people there a new lease on life.
Who helped create the colony of Georgia?
If memory serves, the British colony of Georgia was created primarily by prisoners released from the overcrowded debtors' prisons in England.
