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It was a Refuge for those who were poor, or in debt. Sometimes under a contract those in England that were in jail because they couldn't pay their taxes or debt were shipped off to Georgia, for a chance to work off or pay their debt.

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Founded as a refuge for debtors?

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Founded as a refuge for debtors by philanthropists?

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What was founded for as a refuge for debtors by philanthropists?

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Georgia was founded originally as a refuge for?

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Who was Georgia originally founded as a refuge for?

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What was basic social life like in the seventeenth century?

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