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The Southern Colonies

Question 4 • WV-US Studies

James Oglethorpe, the founder of Georgia, established good relations with local Indigenous people by

Answer
A
releasing them from enslavement and forced labor.
B
providing them with rum and tobacco for a low price.
C
allowing them representation in the colonial government.
D
making Indigenous trade an important part of Georgia’s economy.

Explanation

Oglethorpe built alliances with Indigenous communities in part by encouraging trade, especially the deerskin trade. Making Indigenous trade an important part of Georgia’s economy helped create mutual economic ties. Georgia did not give Indigenous people representation in its colonial government, so C is not correct.

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