feb 4, 1732 - James Oglethorpe is offered Georgia as a refuge for imprisoned debters from England
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- permitted Jews, Lutheran Salzburgers, and other persecuted religious minorities to settle
- wholly opposed slavery in Georgia
- respected native customs and land cessions were always agreed upon by treaty
- protected natives from white traders
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