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There were other colonies.  Pennsylvania was founded over 50 years *after* Virginia and Massachusetts.  Georgia was founded over 50 *years* after Pennsylvania, which means over 100 years after Virginia and Massachusetts.  Philanthropist [[James Oglethorpe]] founded Savannah in Georgia in 1733 for poor debtors in jails of England.  Also created a buffer colony between South Carolina and Spanish Florida.  Oglethorpe was very religious and very strict.  Too strict for the King, who took over the colony in 1751.  The colony was not nearly as strong and developed as the other colonies, so the other colonies did not take it very seriously.

There were other colonies.  Pennsylvania was founded over 50 years *after* Virginia and Massachusetts.  Georgia was founded over 50 *years* after Pennsylvania, which means over 100 years after Virginia and Massachusetts.  Philanthropist [[James Oglethorpe]] founded Savannah in Georgia in 1733 for poor debtors in jails of England.  Also created a buffer colony between South Carolina and Spanish Florida.  Oglethorpe was very religious and very strict.  Too strict for the King, who took over the colony in 1751.  The colony was not nearly as strong and developed as the other colonies, so the other colonies did not take it very seriously.

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Topic for discussion: Were the Puritans right to banish (expel) people for religious reasons?

Topics for discussion:

*Were the Puritans right to banish (expel) people for religious reasons?

*Did the Vikings settle North America before Columbus did?

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[[Category:United States History]]

[[Category:United States History]]