Question

1. what was the main reason james oglethorpe founded georgia?

a. to offer colonists religious freedom.
b. to offer colonists a protestant only colony.
c. a place for debtors to live.
d. a place for severe criminals to live.

Explanation:

James Oglethorpe founded Georgia as a place for debtors (people who owed money and were in prison) to have a new start. Option A: Religious freedom wasn't the main reason for Georgia's founding. Option B: Georgia wasn't a Protestant - only colony. Option D: It wasn't for severe criminals. So the correct reason is a place for debtors to live.

Answer:

C. A place for debtors to live.