Question

Discuss TWO of the three purposes of the Georgia colony according to the Charter of 1732.

You must use complete sentences when writing your response.

Answer 1

James Edward Oglethorpe, a philanthropist and an English general, along with twenty-one other men, created a charter to settle a new colony which they named Georgia in honor of King George II. The grant established land between the Savannah and Altamaha rivers as well as the waters of these rivers.