http://bgwebb.edublogs.org Georgia and American History Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:39:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In 1732 King George granted a charter allowing James Oglethorpe and the trustees to establish the colony of Georgia. Oglethorpe’s plan was to create a home for the many debtors incarcerated in the London jails. Great Britain hoped the colony would provide a defensive buffer for their other holdings from ... http://bgwebb.edublogs.org/2009/06/30/georgia-studies/