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What did James Oglethorpe think about debetors?
He felt pity for them. One of his good friends who was a debtor died in Debtors Prison. Oglethorpe wanted to make a colony for them where they could have a fresh start. This did not occur however, because once his plan was approved, the debtors were overlooked once more. He truly had good intentions.
Who was the first people to live in Georgia?
Well the Creek and Cherokee were firmly settled in current day Georgia before the arrival of Europeans. Georgia the colony was established by James Oglethorpe as a place for debtors. Back in Ye Olden England you could serve jail time if you couldn't pay all your debts. So, Oglethorpe started up a colony where England could ship it's debtors; that freed up space in mainland prisons for more hardened criminals.
Which of these conflicts caused India to be divided into two independent countries?
Hindus and Muslims in the colony of India could not resolve their religious differences.
Some historians believe that if colonies had been Charter colonies the American revolution would not have occurred do you agree?
In a charter colony all the people who selected the Governor had a say in all the matters, so any promblem could be delt by the people and revolutions would have been avoided.
Established a colony in Maryland where they could worship freely?
The Maryland Toleration Act of 1649 was a law passed to establish religious tolerance for Trinitarians. This Act created the first law banning religious hate speech. The Calvert's who were the founders of Maryland and Catholic, sought to enact laws that would protect settlers from the dominant Anglicanism of Britain's colonies.
