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What did james oglethorpe offer the colonists who settled Georgia?

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The correct option is "religious freedom".

James Oglethorpe was an English officer who founded the colony of Georgia under the British rule. He had a stint in Parliament, where he worked in a committee that debated over prison reforms. After this experience, he came up with the idea where poor people could start a new, better life and where protestant sects could live peacefully without the fear of being prosecuted.

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