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Why was Georgia referred to as a debtor colony
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Why was Georgia referred to as a debtor colony

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It was started as a debtor colony

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The founder of Georgia, James Oglethorpe, specifically started the colony as a debtor's refuge in 1732, as an alternative to English debtors' prison.

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