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1. Which colony was founded to "support all the useless poor"?

A. Connecticut
B. Georgia
C. Maryland
D. Virginia

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The correct answer is Georgia
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Answer:

The colony that was founded to "support all the useless poor" was Georgia.

Step-by-step explanation:

Georgia was founded as a British colony in 1732 by James Oglethorpe with the purpose of providing a new home for impoverished people in England, especially debtors who were imprisoned for not being able to pay their debts. Oglethorpe believed that these "useless poor" could be rehabilitated by giving them a new start in the colony, which was envisioned as a philanthropic and social experiment. The colony was also meant to serve as a buffer zone between the Spanish colony of Florida and the British colonies to the north.
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