Why would the Charter of 1732 not allow alcohol or slaves in the colony of Georgia?
Question 4 options:
A)
No liquor stores or slave trade had been established in Georgia.
B)
The Trustees thought the slaves and alcohol would make the colonists lazy and not work hard.
C)
The colonists were poor and had no money to buy either slaves or alcohol.
D)
King George II did not want slavery or alcohol in the Georgia colony.
1 answer
The correct answer is:
B) The Trustees thought the slaves and alcohol would make the colonists lazy and not work hard.
The Trustees who established the colony of Georgia believed that allowing alcohol and slavery would undermine the work ethic they wanted to cultivate among the settlers, promoting a sense of self-sufficiency and hard work instead.
