Question

which of the following purposes was the colony of Georgia founded?



to create an alliance with New Spain

to give debtors from Britain a fresh start

to make money from cash crops

to make money from the timber trade

Answer 1

To give debtors from Britain a fresh start

Answer 2

Answer:

to give debtors from Britain a fresh start

Explanation:

The Colony of Georgia was the last of the 13 colonies that were established by Great Britain. Georgia's sanction as a a British Colony was given to General James Oglethorpe. Oglethorpe's motivation for creating the Colony of Georgia was based on his intent to improve the lives of the unfortunate and to fix the harm that the way of life of indebted person's prisons in England had  caused on the urban poor.