1882
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1824
Richard Hakluyt
Trick question. The first nation to explore, claim, and settle what is now the state of Georgia was the Cherokee Nation. The first European nation to land on what is now Georgia was Spain. The first European nation to colonize it was England; it was a penal colony.
Sir Walter Raleigh
they started to colonize
World wide
we wanted them of the country
What minister was brought from England to Georgia
At that time, England did not have the funds to finance a trip to America to colonize. England and Spain were also allies, at that point in time, and the English did not want to damage their alliance.
The puritans came to New England to be able to practice their religion freely and escape religious persecution.