as a place to resettle people who had been in prison
The colony north of Georgia was South Carolina.
The English government worried about the proximity the Spanish forts in FloridaBritish social reformer James Oglethorpe received the Crown's permission to establish a new North American colony south of South Carolina. The British colony of Georgia was founded in the early 18th century be a "prison" colony for Great Britain's criminals. The colony has a storied history ranging from a gold mining colony to the home of the Cherokee Native Tribes. Later it was a slave holding member of the Confederate States of America.
Georgia
Oglethorpe was the founder of the Georgia colony.
Savannah was where Georgia colony started.
when we the colony of Georgia settled
It was a southern colony.
Virginia
The colony north of Georgia was South Carolina.
The colony north of Georgia was South Carolina.
the British people settled in Georgia the colony
The Georgia Colony no longer exists.