Why did James Oglethorpe start a colony in Georgia? A. to provide a safe place for Catholic colonists B. to gain control over the fur trade in the region C. to escape the rule of the Puritans in New England

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Why did James Oglethorpe start a colony in Georgia?

A. to provide a safe place for Catholic colonists
B. to gain control over the fur trade in the region
C. to escape the rule of the Puritans in New England
D. to help people who had been jailed in England for debt