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How did James Oglethorpe, the founder of Georgia, treat the local American Indians?
Oglethorpe released them from enslavement and forced labor.
Oglethorpe provided them with rum and tobacco for a cheap price.
Oglethorpe allowed them representation in the colonial government.
Oglethorpe made American Indian trade an important part of Georgia’s economy.

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Oglethorpe made American Indian trade an important part of Georgia’s economy.

He sought peaceful relations and alliances with local tribes (e.g., the Creek and Yamacraw), regulated trade with them, and used diplomacy and commerce rather than coercion. He also banned the sale of rum to Indians and initially opposed slavery in the colony, but he did not give them representation in colonial government.