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All of the following are true statements about slavery in the colony of Georgia, EXCEPT: A. Founder James Oglethorpe was against an economy in Georgia based on slave labor. B. Just before he died, Oglethorpe embraced the idea of a slave-based economy in Georgia. C. There was a ban on slavery in Georgia until 1751. D. Twenty-five years after the ban on slavery was lifted, the slave population jumped from around 500 to almost 18,000.

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B. Just before he died, Oglethorpe embraced the idea of a slave-based economy in Georgia

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Oglethorpe was against the idea of a slave-based economy in Georgia in fact he argued that Georgia should remain as a free country due to Florida being a free country at the time which enticed slaves to flee to Florida which Oglethorpe suggested could cause an uprising of slaves.

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