Question

reading comprehension
the southern colonies developed differently from the new england and middle colonies.
maryland was founded by lord baltimore as a haven for catholics. georgia, founded by james
oglethorpe, was created as a colony for debtors. in virginia, the house of burgesses became the
first representative body in the colonies where people elected leaders to make laws.
the economy of the south was based on plantations, which needed a large labor force. enslaved
africans were forced to work the land, making it possible for plantation owners to grow cash
crops such as tobacco, rice, and indigo.

1. who founded maryland and why?

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1. what group of people did james oglethorpe hope to help in georgia?

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Explanation:

Question 1

To answer this, we refer to the text: "Maryland was founded by Lord Baltimore as a haven for Catholics." So we extract the founder and the reason from this sentence.

From the text: "Georgia, founded by James Oglethorpe, was created as a colony for debtors." We can find the group James Oglethorpe hoped to help.

Answer:

Maryland was founded by Lord Baltimore, and he founded it as a haven for Catholics.

Question 2