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Why was georgia founded as a buffer colony

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Answer: why was Georgia founded as a buffer colony?

Explanation: one of the reasons is that the Europeans wanted new sources of raw materials and new markets to which they could sell goods, increasing Europeans wealth.

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Although the Georgia Trustees originally envisioned the new Georgia colony as a second chance for debtors in British jails, the geographic location was also ideal to defend the British colonies from Spain, which occupied Florida to the south
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