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jan 1, 1733 - The Colony of Georgia was founded

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The colony of Georgia was proposed by James Oglethorpe as a place for London citizens who struggled with debt to start fresh. Parliament funded the colony which served as a protective buffer between the Colony of South Carolina and hostile Indian tribes, French settlers in Louisiana, and Spanish settlers in Florida.

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jan 1, 1733
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~ 293 years ago

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