What was James Oglethorpe’s purpose in founding the colony of Georgia in 1733?
A) to provide a religious haven for Catholics
B) to create a place in North America where England’s insolvent debtors and poor could find new lives and avoid debtors’ prison
C) to establish a closer political, economic, and cultural relationship with Spanish Florida
D) to provide a refuge for free Africans in the South
ANSWER
Answer: B
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