Question

Oglethorpe had the idea to bring debtors, the worthy poor, to the new Georgia colony. This was which reason for establishing the new colony?

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mercantilism

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Answer: James Edward Oglethorpe (22 December 1696 – 30 June 1785) was a British soldier, Member of Parliament, and philanthropist, as well as the founder of the colony of Georgia. As a social reformer, he hoped to resettle Britain's worthy poor in the New World, initially focusing on those in debtors' prisons.