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Year founded:1732

Georgia

Founded by:

James Oglethorpe

Safe haven for debtors

It was a bufferzone.

Economy:

   Concentrated on agriculture like fruits,

   grains,cotton, livestock, and tobacco.

Trade/Exports:

    Traded crops for shoes, lace, dishes,

   farm tools, and thread.

   Tobacco, corn, cotton, indigo, rice,

   lumber, and furs.

Geography:

   Hilly coastal plains and forests.

Major Industries:

   Agriculture-sugar, rice, and indigo

Climate:

   Winters were very easy to get through, but

   the summer were not as easy. Diseases

   spread very quickly.

   They were still able to grow crops.

Celebrity/Important People:

   Martin Luther King Jr. 

   Chloe Grace Mortez 

 

Georgia is great for farming planting and is a place for Anglicans.

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