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Why was the colony of Georgia started?

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To protect south Carolina and other southern colonies from Spanish invasion through Florida

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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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