It was created by the English government as a buffer state between the Chesapeake colonies and the Spanish and French owned lands (for example, Florida) to the south and west. Also, Georgia's founder, James Oglethorpe, founded the colony as a sanctuary for debtors who had been imprisoned.
In British North America at the time of the American Revolution the "buffer colony" was Georgia. The colony was founded for the specific reason of protecting the British colonies north of the Savanah river from Spanish Migration and Invasion from that nations settlements in Florida. It was also a buffer against slaves escaping from the large and prosperous rice plantations in the South Carolina Low Country to freedom under the domain of Spain. In order to facilitate the growth of the colony thousands of persons were freed from Debtors Prisons in England to populate this colony.
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.
In British North America at the time of the American Revolution the "buffer colony" was Georgia. The colony was founded for the specific reason of protecting the British colonies north of the Savanah river from Spanish Migration and Invasion from that nations settlements in Florida. It was also a buffer against slaves escaping from the large and prosperous rice plantations in the South Carolina Low Country to freedom under the domain of Spain. In order to facilitate the growth of the colony thousands of persons were freed from Debtors Prisons in England to populate this colony.
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.
military buffer against the Spanish
Georgia was founded with two main purposes: to serve as a place where debtors in prison could go to start anew and also to serve as a barrier against Spanish expansion from Florida. In 1732, James Oglethorpe was given a charter from King George II to create a new colony, which he would name Georgia.
The Georgia colony was established as a buffer between Spanish Florida to the south and the English Carolina colonies to the north.
founded by James Edward Oglethorpe in 1733. it was founded for providing a refuge for persecuted protestants, to act as a debtor's haven and for a buffer against spanish Florida
The English encouraged settlement in Georgia so the criminals and debtors would act as a buffer against Indian attacks.
In part as an anti-Catholic buffer to Spanish Florida.
The Carolina colonies were founded for economic reasons, as well as to provide opportunities for English settlers and to create a strategic foothold for Britain in the New World. They were also intended to serve as a buffer between the Spanish colonies in Florida and French colonies in the Mississippi Valley.