Question 1 • CCPS Georgia Studies 8 (45.00900) YL IC
What contributed to James Oglethorpe’s interest in creating a new colony? Check all that apply.He was a philanthropist who wanted to help people.He wanted to address the issue of poverty in Britain.He wanted to send missionaries to convert American Indians.He wanted to protect his plantations in South Carolina. He hoped to provide British citizens with opportunities for land and work.
Answer
A
He was a philanthropist who wanted to help people.
B
He wanted to address the issue of poverty in Britain.
C
He wanted to send missionaries to convert American Indians.
D
He wanted to protect his plantations in South Carolina.
E
He hoped to provide British citizens with opportunities for land and work.
Explanation
Oglethorpe supported founding Georgia partly for humanitarian reasons: he wanted to help people facing poverty and hardship in Britain. The colony was also meant to give British citizens opportunities to obtain land and work. Protecting his own South Carolina plantations was not his motivation, and sending missionaries to convert American Indians was not the main reason for his interest in creating the colony.
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