Question

The few surviving Remains of the Colony of Georgia find it necessary to present the World (and in particular Great Britain) with a true State of that Province, from its first Rise to its present Period . . . .
. . . The First Thing he [Oglethorpe] did after he arrived in Georgia, was to make a kind of solemn Treaty with a Parcel of fugitive Indians . . . . and all of them have been ever since maintain'd at the Publick Charge, at vast Expence, when many poor Christians were starving in the Colony . . . a larger Sum of Money has been expended for the Support of those useless Vagrants, than ever was laid out for the Encouragement of Silk, Wine, or any other Manufacture in the Colony.

–A True and Historical Narrative
of the Colony of Georgia,
Patrick Tailfer, 1741

What argument does Patrick Tailfer make in this passage?

Georgia colonists should not be allowed to produce silk or wine.
Debtors should not be allowed to leave Britain to come live in the colony.
The trustees should establish friendlier relations with American Indians.
Charity should not be given to American Indians at the colonists’ expense.

Answer 1

Explanation:

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–A True and Historical Narrative

of the Colony of Georgia,

Patrick Tailfer, 1741

What argument does Patrick Tailfer make in this passage?

Georgia