Georgia was the (7) British colony founded in
America. (8)
received a charter and the
colony was set up for (9)
or people who
could not repay their debts. British officials thought that Georgia
would be able to protect the other colonies from their
enemy. (10)
Settlers built forts and the
town of (11)
as a barrier against expansion.
The colony did not develop as planned. Very few people
who owed debts came. Mostly, it was poor people and
(12)
refugees. Most settlers complained about the
rules in the colony, especially the limits on
(13)
and the bans on slave labor and
(14)
Georgia was turned back over to
(15)
in 1751