Question

"Whereas we are credibly informed, that many of our poor subjects are, through misfortunes and want of employment, reduced to great necessity, insomuch as by their labor they are not able to provide a maintenance for themselves and families; and if they had means to defray their charges of passage, and other expences, incident to new settlements, they would be glad to settle in any of our provinces in America where by cultivating the lands, at present waste and desolate, they might not only gain a comfortable subsistence for themselves and families, but also strengthen our colonies and increase the trade, navigation and wealth of these our realms."
- from the Charter of Georgia, 1732
Based on the passage, who is the King of England most likely addressing in the charter?

A) the poor and indebted citizens of England
B) slaves recently imported into the New World
C) young English men unable to find steady work
D) former land owners who recently lost their property in the American Revolution

Answer 1

Answer:

A) the poor and indebted citizens of England

Explanation:

• The Revolution happened in second half of 18th Century, so it is impossible to be addressed to those who lost property then.
• King of England would never address the slaves.
• So, it has to be C or D. It is D, because he is addressing the poor people who need to maintain their families.

Answer 2

Answer:

A) The poor and indebted citizens of England

Explanation:

Based on the passage, the King of England is addressing the poor and indebted citizens of England whom he wishes to move out of his country. One of the effects of the founding of the Georgia colony was that it was a place to send debtors to live.