It was named Georgia after King George II.
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King George II
The last British colony to be established in America was Georgia. Georgia was established in 1732 by a man named James Oglethorpe.
King George II
The official name for the colony of Georgia was the Province of Georgia. General James Oglethorpe received a charter from George II in 1732. The colony was named after King George. Oglethorpe started the colony as a haven for debtors.
It's named after King George.
It was Georgia. Named after King George the Third.
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.
Georgia is the colony founded for poor an unfortunate people. James Oglethorpe, had originally founded the colony so that people that were in debt can start over.
There was not a colony that was founded by prisoners. However, there was a colony founded so that it could be used as a British penal colony. That colony was Georgia.
Which colony was created so debtors and poor people could start over? Georgia, right here in my book it states these words: Georgia A colony where debtors and poor people could start over was the....ect.
Georgia began in 1733. A man named James Olgethrope started it to give people in debt another chance.