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Who helped James Oglethorpe and the colonists in the Georgia Colony develop good relationships with American Indians?

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Mary Musgrove is the correct answer.

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Mary Musgrove was a woman of mixed ancestry and helped in the development of Colonial Georgia. She worked as an important intermediary between the colonialists and Muscogee Creek natives. She tried to build a life merged with both cultures and fought for her rights in both the Indian and colonial society. She worked as an interpreter, diplomat, and businesswoman. She was born in 1700 in the wind clan of Creek Tribe. When James Oglethorpe came to start the colony of Georgia, he took Mary as his interpreter and adviser, she helped him to negotiate the treaties with the local tribes. Her help led to the founding of Savannah and Augusta in 1733 and 1735 respectively.

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