James Oglethorpe.
Georgia
James Edward Oglethorpe (22 December 1696 - 30 June 1785) was a British general, a philanthropist, and was the founder of the colony of Georgia. As a social reformer in Britain, he hoped to resettle Britain's poor, especially those in debtors' prison, in the New World
Georgia
It was a southern colony.
The Georgia Colony no longer exists.
Savannah was where Georgia colony started.
Georgia began in 1733. A man named James Olgethrope started it to give people in debt another chance.
The country that started Georgia was England ,it was formed so it would stop the advance of Spain's Florida colony.
Georgia
Georgia
Oglethorpe started Georgia Colonly because it was for poor people from England
The last British colony to be established in America was Georgia. Georgia was established in 1732 by a man named James Oglethorpe.
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.
The colony of Georgia started out as a proprietary colony before becoming a crown colony in 1755. It featured the General Assembly (the upper house of legislation) and the Commons House of Assembly (the lower house of legislation).
Georgia
Georgia
The man who started the Connecticut colony was named Reverend Thomas Hooker. The state was founded in 1635 to 1636.