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Charity

This document was issued by King George II of England, creating the colony of Georgia.
According to the Charter of 1732, a primary purpose of the Georgia colony would be to help debtors and "the worthy poor."

Economics

According to the Charter of 1732, a primary purpose of the Georgia colony would be to provide income, natural resources, and new markets for the British government.

James Oglethorpe

He was an English general and founder of the colony of Georgia.

Tomochichi

He was chief of the Yamacraw Indians in the early-1700s and served as the important mediator between the English settlers of Georgia and the Native American population there.

Savannah

This city located in Georgia was the first colonial and state capital of Georgia. It has a large historic district.

Mary Musgrove

The daughter of a Creek Indian woman and an English trader, she became a cultural mediator between Native American and European settlers in the Georgia colonies.

Defense

According to the Charter of 1732, a primary purpose of the Georgia colony would be to serve as a "buffer" between the other twelve English colonies and the Spanish colony in Florida.

Charter of 1732

This document was issued by King George II of England, creating the colony of Georgia

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What was James Oglethorpe's purpose in founding the colony of Georgia in 1733?

First, it would remove some of the unemployed people from England and give them work in the New World. Second, it would provide a military buffer between Spanish Florida and the productive English colony of South Carolina. Oglethorpe got his wish and his petition to establish a new colony was approved in 1732.

What was Oglethorpe's principal interest in founding a colony in Georgia?

Although charity had been the initial motivation for the Georgia movement, by 1732 military and economic considerations were the principal factors.

What was the main purpose of the colony of Georgia?

Although initially conceived of by James Oglethorpe as a refuge for London's indebted prisoners, Georgia was ultimately established in 1732 to protect South Carolina and other southern colonies from Spanish invasion through Florida.

What were the 3 reasons for the founding of the colony of Georgia?

Georgia was founded for three primary reasons: philanthropy, economics, and defense. Of the three, the only true success the colony had under the Trustees was Georgia's defense of South Carolina against Spanish invasion.