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What does the idea of the Georgia colony acting as a shield from Spanish Florida tell you about England's relationship with Spain?
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Why did James oglethorpe start the Georgia colony?
The English government wanted to use Georgia as an outpost against the Spanish in Florida and the French in Louisiana.
The British government's primary concern in establishing Georgia was?
placing a buffer between South Carolina and Spanish Florida.
Where did the settlers of Georgia come from?
The settlers of Georgia came from Spanish colonies near Florida. And the settlers of the Spanish colonies came from Spain... obiviously! :)
What colony was south of South Carolina?
To the south of South Carolina would have been southern Georgia and Spanish Florida. However, the legal division between Georgia and Florida was highly disputed during Colonial times. According to the date of the map, you could find either Georgia (English Colony) or Florida (under Spanish control).
What was Georgia a military barrier between?
The colony of Georgia, founded in 1732, was as a buffer state (or a border), between Spanish Florida and the southern part of the British colonies (South Carolina). General James Oglethorpehoped that Georgia that would defend the southern part of the colonies from Spanish Florida, as he imagined a province populated by "sturdy farmers" that could guard the border; because of this, the colony's charter prohibited slavery.
What does the idea of the Georgia colony acting as a shield from Spanish Florida tell you about England and relationship with Spain?
\What does the idea of the Georgia colony acting as a shield from Spanish Florida tell someone about England's relationship with Spain
What colony separated South Carolina from spanish Florida?
The answer is Georgia.
What did Georgia serve as?
Georgia served as a military barrier against spanish florida.
What Spanish colony lies south of Georgia?
Florida
Why did James oglethorpe start the Georgia colony?
The English government wanted to use Georgia as an outpost against the Spanish in Florida and the French in Louisiana.
How did the colony Georgia come to exist?
The Georgia colony was established as a buffer between Spanish Florida to the south and the English Carolina colonies to the north.
Which colony was a haven for debtors and a buffer against Spanish Florida?
Georgia
Where did England clash with Spain in north America?
along the West Indies and along the border between Georgia and Spanish Florida
How did Georgia serve as protection for the English colony?
This colony could protect the other British colonies from Spanish attack. Great Britain had been at war in the early 1700's. Georgia would serve as a military barrier.
What colony is the southern most colony?
The most southern of the 13 original Brittish colonies was Georgia. Florida was part of Spain and therefore a Spanish colony. . the southern most colony is Florida
Why were the Highland Scots MOST valued when they arrived in Georgia in 1736?
They came to Georgia as a means of protection for the colony from the spanish in Florida.
When Georgia was first made into a royal colony the greatest military threat to it came from Florida Florida at the time was controlled by who?
the Spanish.
