What was the reason for the founding of the Georgia colony?

to make large amounts of money from the sale of land
to establish a freer system of government than the one in Massachusetts
to create a buffer to keep the Spanish from moving north
to create a haven for the Society of Friends

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What was the reason for the founding of the Georgia colony?

to make large amounts of money from the sale of land
to establish a freer system of government than the one in Massachusetts
to create a buffer to keep the Spanish from moving north
to create a haven for the Society of Friends

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justuu · Answer

Georgia was founded with two main purposes: to serve as a place where debtors in prison could go to start anew and it served as a barrier against Spanish expansion from Florida. In 1732, James Oglethorpe was given a charter from King George II to create a new colony which he would name Georgia