England wanted to get rid of debtors permanently
The homeless would readily come to the New World
Oglethorpe had a friend who died in a debtors' prison
The poor were mostly well-educated people who had fallen on hard times
Jewish
Baptist
Catholic
Methodist
Have served time a debtors' prison
Bring their own farm tools with them
Only sell their land to another Englishman
Use a portion of their land to grow mulberry trees
Flint River
Altamaha River
Savannah River
St. Mary's River
Sequoyah
William Bull
Mary Musgrove
Robert Montgomery
Heavily defended fort
Decaying neighborhood
City planned around open squares
Series of circular roads making travel easy
To escape religious persecution
To serve out terms for misconduct
To discover new financial opportunities
To lead the armed forces for Oglethorpe
Permitting (allowing) slavery
Trading with the Spanish
Giving women the right to vote
Keeping close ties with Great Britain
Hard work
Military training
Religious practices
Prohibition of slavery
It demonstrated the strength of the British military
It ended the threat of war with the Native Americans
It resulted in Georgia gaining new lands on which to settle
It was the beginning of a safe southern frontier for the British
Royal colony
Debtor colony
Proprietary colony
Self-governing colony
Elected by the voters
Appointed by the king
Appointed by the royal governor
Chosen by members of the legislature
He believed the governor should have sole power
There was conflict between the two houses in the legislature
Some members of the lawmaking body were elected illegally
There was a disagreement over how to improve military defenses
James Wright
Henry Ellis
John Reynolds
William Stephens
Henry Ellis
James Wright
John Reynolds
James Oglethorpe
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