The answer that I came with was, had an interest in the success of Rome, since they could improve their status by demonstrating their loyalty to their conquerors. I just learned about this over the summer semester when I took western civilization. Roman is rich in history but then again I think all countries are. :)
Living in Georgia was good because it was never cold. Oglethorpe planned to settle Georgia as a refuge for debtors in England. They wanted to use the settlers to search for gold, and explore local rivers in hopes of finding a way to the East.
