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CLEP US History I

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James Oglethorpe founded the colony of Georgia with the idea of reforming and rehabilitating poverty-stricken British citizens, especially convicts from debtors’ prisons. The colony, however, failed to attract or keep many of the debtors Oglethorpe wished to attract because:
  1. Native Americans drove Oglethorpe out of the region.
  2. Oglethorpe refused to seek a charter and lost connection with Britain.
  3. A devastating series of natural disasters caused it to be uninhabitable for decades.
  4. The land in Georgia had little potential.
  5. Oglethorpe insisted on a strict code of behavior that reflected his Christian values.
Explanation
Answer: E - Oglethorpe's attempts to develop a colony failed to retain the convicts that he recruited because of his strict religious views, which prohibited drinking alcohol and playing cards. While Georgia was one of the places in the colony where convicts were sent, Oglethorpe's altruism was not as appreciated as he had hoped.
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