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He campaigned for the improvement of the circumstances of debtors in London prisons. For the purpose of providing a refuge for people who had become insolvent, and for oppressed Protestants on the continent, he proposed the settlement of a colony in America.

This passage represents the founding of which colony?

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Georgia colony.

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286 years ago, James Oglethorpe founded this colony. His main idea was to connect England's prison with the colony. Oglethorpe was aimed to reform prison's systems, here is where he proposed to settle a colony in America.

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He campaigned for the improvement of the circumstances of debtors in London prisons. For the purpose of providing a refuge for people who had become insolvent, and for oppressed Protestants on the continent, he proposed settlement of a colony in America.

This passage represents the founding of Georgia and the passage was from James Oglethorpe.
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