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Which colony though criminals who were imprisoned for not paying there debts,would make a fantastic,Utopia colony in the south?

A.Florida
B.Georgia
C.Maine
D.The Carolina’s

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The correct answer is B
User Baron Legendre
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Answer:

The founder of Georgia, James Oglethorpe, specifically started the colony as a debtor's refuge in 1732, as an alternative to English debtors' prison.

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