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When Georgia was founded in 1732, settlers in the British colonies to the north hoped that it would serve as a "buffer colony" to protect them from
A.
the Shawnee to the west and the Creek to the south.
B.
criminals from Jamaica and the Bahamas.
C.
the French in Louisiana and the Spanish in Florida.
D.
slaves escaping from Haiti and Barbados.
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Georgia was founded (1732, led by James Oglethorpe) in part as a defensive "buffer" between the British colonies to the north and Spanish Florida (and French influence from Louisiana), protecting South Carolina and the other southern colonies.
Georgia was founded (1732, led by James Oglethorpe) in part as a defensive "buffer" between the British colonies to the north and Spanish Florida (and French influence from Louisiana), protecting South Carolina and the other southern colonies.
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