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Georgia was initially founded as a haven fo

OpenStudy (praetorian.10):

Georgia was originally founded as a haven for debtors. Back then when you were in debt you went to prison and at that time Britain was having trouble dealing with them all. So they sent them to Georgia, which would relive the strain of the government taking care of them and it gave debtors a second chance to become productive citizens that would benefit the crown.

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