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What happened to debtors in England?
Debtors in England were sent to debtors prison.
Did England have prisons for debtors?
Yes, England did have debtors' prisons in the past. Debtors who were unable to repay their debts could be imprisoned until their debts were settled or a repayment plan was agreed upon. The practice of imprisoning debtors was abolished in England in the mid-19th century.
What colony was settled by debtors from England?
new England
Why did they found Georgia?
To get the debtors out of England.
How many debtors prisons did England have in the 1800s?
how many prisoners were in the debtors prison from 1800 1870
How did conditions in England influence James Ogethorpe's plan for Georgia?
There were a large number of debtors in England.
Where in England did people go if they could not pay their bills?
Debtors Prison
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.
What was the industry of the Georgia Colony?
To provide a safe place for debtors of the king of England.
Who wanted to make one of England's southern colonies into a haven for debtors?
James Oglethorpe
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.
