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Which of the following settlements was established for military reasons?

A. Rhode Island
B. Georgia
C. Jamestown
D. Connecticut

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Georgia was established for military reasons, to protect British colonies from Spanish and French territories, and was also intended as a haven for the 'worthy poor' from England.

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Among the options provided, Georgia was the settlement that was established primarily for military reasons. This colony was founded as a buffer zone to protect the British colonies from Spanish Florida and the French territories in the Mississippi River valley. The founder of Georgia, James Oglethorpe, had dual objectives: to create a strategic military frontier and to offer a fresh start for England's "worthy poor," creating an alternative to debtor's prison.

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