Salzburgers, Scot Highlanders, and the Moravians
Mainly Scottish, but the Georgia colony was a haven for those fleeing religious persecution and therefore many nationalities of people came to Georgia.
people who were in jail for being poor
Georgia's colonists came from England. In 1732, James Oglethorpe established this colony as a refuge for English debtors. The colony was named for King George II.
The Georgia colony was initially governed by a group of trustees. There was widespread dissatisfaction from the colonists, and James Oglethorpe, who had originally petitioned for the colony, lost his enthusiasm, and no longer came to the colony. The colony ended its trusteeship government, and went into that of a royal colony in 1752.
protestants who came to the colony of Georgia for religious purposes
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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.
Georgia's colonists came from England. In 1732, James Oglethorpe established this colony as a refuge for English debtors. The colony was named for King George II.
They came to Georgia as a means of protection for the colony from the spanish in Florida.
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they came to Georgia in1839
People came to colonial Georgia because it was a fresh opportunity to get more land. It had great soil and the natives were much more peaceful and were willing to negotiate and such.