Question

Which of the following was one reason why the Georgia colony was established?
to provide religious freedom
to block the Spanish and the French
to prevent slavery from spreading
to help slavery gain a foothold

Answer 1

To block the Spanish and the French.

Georgia was founded (1732) in part as a buffer colony to protect South Carolina and other English settlements from Spanish Florida and French expansion. (Note: early trustees also initially banned slavery, so preventing slavery’s spread was an original policy, but the primary founding rationale taught in most texts is the defensive/buffer role.)