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For what purpose did James oglethorpe found Georgia

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In Britain, many people owed debt, but instead of being able to work it off they were thrown in prison. It was an endless cycle, so James Oglethorpe founded Georgia for the purpose of those people being able to pay off their debt.
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for the land and for the resources mainly the mining

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