Who granted Oglethorpe's charter for the Georgia colony?
The King of France
British Parliament
The King of England
Native American tribes
Answer
King George II of England granted James Oglethorpe's charter for the Georgia colony in 1732. The charter allowed Oglethorpe to establish a colony in the region between the Savannah and Altamaha rivers, with the goal of creating a refuge for debtors and persecuted Protestants from Europe. Georgia became the 13th and last of the original British colonies in North America.
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