Because a man by the name of James Oglethorpe offered to pay the debtors and poor people to travel to Georgia. Sounds like a bad idea...
In the thirteen colonies the debtors settled in Georgia.
Not for protestants but for Catholics
Georgia was originally settled as a debtors' colony.
To get the debtors out of England.
Debtors
james oglesthrope
Georgia
Georgia is called a debtors colony because it was created for debtors. In England, there were debtors clogging up the prisons. So people in debt where sent to Georgia to work off their debt. People were unable to pay off their debt and that is why Georgia came about. They took debtors out of the prisons and gave them a second chance. It worked and that is where debtors went.
Georgia colony was established to give a safe haven to debtors, but also became a haven of many persecuted religious groups and. All religions were welcome there, although the primary religion was Anglican.
Georgia was originally founded as a haven for debtors. Back then when you were in debt you went to prison and at that time Britain was having trouble dealing with them all. So they sent them to Georgia, which would relive the strain of the government taking care of them and it gave debtors a second chance to become productive citizens that would benefit the crown.
The explorer most associated with the exploration of Georgia is James Oglethorpe. He founded the colony of Georgia in 1733 as a haven for debtors and to serve as a buffer between the British colonies and Spanish Florida.
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In the thirteen colonies the debtors settled in Georgia.
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.
English debtors founded the colony of Georgia in America in 1732. It was established as a buffer between the British colonies and Spanish Florida, as well as a place where debtors could make a fresh start.
Not for protestants but for Catholics
James Ogelthorpe