Question

What contributed to James Oglethorpe's interest in creating a new colony? Check all that apply. He was a philanthropist who wanted to help people. He wanted to address the issue of poverty in Britain. He wanted to send missionaries to convert American Indians. He wanted to protect his plantations in South Carolina. He hoped to provide British citizens with opportunities for land and work.

Answer 1

Option: He was a philanthropist who wanted to help people.

He hoped to provide British citizens with opportunities for land and work.

He wanted to address the issue of poverty in Britain.

Step-by-step explanation:

Georgia became the last colony to establish in North America in the 1730s by James Oglethorpe, under the charter given by King George II.

He was a philanthropist who spent the majority of his life working on matters of social reform in Great Britain. One of those reforms was reforming the prison system. He took an interest in the prison reform when his friends thrown in prison due to debt, caught smallpox and died.

He also worked to improve the possibilities available to the poor in Britain. Oglethorpe worked not only to bring changes in conditions of British prisons but also for the poor. All led to establishing a new colony in North America to offer a new life to those coping with debt and poverty.