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What were the 3 reasons for the establishment of Georgia?

Definition

Three founding reasons: charity for debtors and poor; a military buffer for South Carolina against Spanish Florida; and economic/mercantile aims (silk, naval stores, trade)

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What 3 categories of restrictions did the Trustee place on Georgia’s settlers?...

Definition

Three Trustee restrictions: limits on land ownership and inheritance; ban on slavery; prohibition of rum and other hard liquors

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Describe Oglethorpe’s role(s) in the settlement of Georgia.

Definition

Oglethorpe’s roles: principal founder, expedition leader, military commander/defender, trustee representative and recruiter in Britain, and colonial administrator on site