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I NEED HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Why did King George II agree to grant Oglethorpe and the trustees a charter to establish the Georgia Colony?

A. The trustees promised the king that Georgia would be founded as a royal colony.
B. He believed it would help England economically and provide military protection for other colonies.
C. He knew a revolution was coming and needed another colony to be loyal to England.
D. He was against slavery and liked that Oglethorpe would not allow it in Georgia.

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Answer:

D.

Step-by-step explanation:

Oglethorpe spent much of his time in England working with the poor and insisted that the formation of a new colony would allow debt-ridden people a fresh start. His idea was to create an asylum for the poor and the persecuted Protestants.

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