Question

Settlement of the Georgia Colony

Which statement best describes the goal of the trustees for the colony of Georgia?
A) The trustees were hoping to get rich from selling land in the colony of Georgia.
B) The trustees wanted to help the worthy poor of England and their motives were completely unselfish.
C) The trustees were trying to gain favor with King Charles II and so they cleaned out the debtors prisons in England and brought
the former prisoners to Georgia.
D) The trustees hoped Georgia would become a colony of large plantations worked by slaves and indentured servants.

Answer 1

The trustees aimed to establish a colony in Georgia for the deserving poor of England to become self-sufficient farmers, which also served as a military buffer. They did not intend to get rich or create a system based on large-scale slavery or plantations, and their original provisions prohibited slavery and alcohol.

Step-by-step explanation:

The goal of the trustees for the colony of Georgia was not focused on personal enrichment or the establishment of a large plantation system. Rather, their intent was to create a colony that would serve as a refuge for the deserving poor of England, who would be able to become self-sufficient smallholding farmers. The trustees, led by James Oglethorpe, believed this approach would address issues of poverty in Great Britain which were exacerbated by urbanization. Colonists would be parceled fifty-acre bundles of land, and indentured servants would receive land grants after their service. This social experiment also served as a military buffer against Spanish Florida but prohibited slavery and alcohol, which were later overturned when the Crown took control in 1752 after the Trustee system collapsed due to economic issues.