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One of them was Lord Baltimore who found Maryland for the Catholics to stay. Another one was James Oglethorpe who found Georgia.
The founding of the colony of Georgia.
James Oglethorpe and Abraham Baldwin are the fouding fathers of Georgia.
Georgia was founded for two reasons. First, the English feared that Spain was about to expand its Florida colony northward. An English colony south of Carolina would keep the Spanish bottled up in Florida. Second, a group of wealthy Englishmen led by James Oglethorpe wanted a colony where there would be protection for English debtors. Under English laws, the government could imprison debtors until the paid what the owed.
Georgia was founded for two reasons. First, the English feared that Spain was about to expand its Florida colony northward. An English colony south of Carolina would keep the Spanish bottled up in Florida. Second, a group of wealthy Englishmen led by James Oglethorpe wanted a colony where there would be protection for English debtors. Under English laws, the government could imprison debtors until the paid what the owed.
Georgia. He wanted to empty Great Britain's debtor prisons and send the debtors to the colonies, specifically Georgia. Oglethorpe founded Georgia.
Both men wanted to find and own new lands. They wanted to have more power than what they already had.
About 700 miles.
The founder of the Georgia colony is James Oglethorpe. === ===
Oglethorpe was a British general, and found Savannah Georgia in 1733.
James Oglethorpe
According to both Encyclopedia Britannica and History.com, James Edward Oglethorpe had the idea of founding a colony that served as both a place of refuge for debtors and persecuted Protestants. In 1732, Oglethorpe secured the charter that created Georgia.