The last American colony was Georgia, founded 50 years after the other twelve. It was founded by James Oglethorpe, a prison reformer. Oglethorpe was a member of Parliament who was concerned about the atrocious and crowded conditions of the debtor's prisons, when he resolved to ship the inmates to America where there was plenty of room. a
Georgia has more families and there was more fertile soil, allowing for the growing of tobacco,rice,and indigo
Slaves from other colonies ran away to Georgia.
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
It was named after king George and was set up as a buffer of sorts, protecting the other colonies from Spanish attacks.
Catholics were not permitted in Georgia, along with Jews. Georgia was not that different from the other American colonies. They were founded by protestants seeking to get away from Catholics and Anglicans.
Georgia helped protect the other English colonies from possible Spanish attacks.
Georgia was a buffer to protect England's colonies from Spain and France, whose colonies in Florida and Louisiana, respectively, were very close to Georgia and England's other colonies in the South.
why were colonies formed in Masssachusetts and Georgia
Just as in the other southern colonies, cotton would be Georgia's main crop.
For one thing, there were more families in Georgia than in colonies to the north. There was also more fertile soil, allowing for the growing of tobacco, rice, indigo, and many more agricultural products. Slavery was more acceptable in Georgia than in the north.
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The last of the thirteen colonies to be settled was Georgia.
Georgia Colony