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What was the social reason behind the founding of the Georgia colony?

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Although initially conceived of by James Oglethorpe as a refuge for London's indebted prisoners, Georgia was ultimately established in 1732 to protect South Carolina and other southern colonies from Spanish invasion through Florida

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Georgia – Founded originally for social reasons, it was created for English debtors to have a fresh start in the New World, it also served as a “buffers zone” from Spanish Florida. Therefore it was also founded for political reasons.

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