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What nationality were the people at the Georgia colony?

Mainly Scottish, but the Georgia colony was a haven for those fleeing religious persecution and therefore many nationalities of people came to Georgia.


Who came to the colony of Georgia?

people who were in jail for being poor


Where did the Georgia colony people settle?

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.


Who ruled the colony of Georgia?

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.


What are salzburgers?

protestants who came to the colony of Georgia for religious purposes


What group of people came to the colony of New York?

I dont know ask someone else dumby


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.


Where did Georgia come from?

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.


Why were the Highland Scots MOST valued when they arrived in Georgia in 1736?

They came to Georgia as a means of protection for the colony from the spanish in Florida.


What Europeans with a colony to the south of Georgia?

i don't know? that's why i came to this website


When did people come to Georgia?

they came to Georgia in1839


Why did people leave England to go to colonial Georgia?

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.