Question

As a social reformer, James Oglethorpe supported the rights of struggling British citizens by giving them money to get out of debt. investigating abuses in debtors’ prisons. feeding and clothing them. hiring them as his employees.

Answer 1

Answer:

Investigating abuses in debtors’ prisons.

Explanation:

James Oglethorpe established Georgia as a colony in North America in the 1730s. He was able to establish a colony after receiving a charter given by King George II.

Oglethorpe was a philanthropist who spent the majority of his life working on matters of social reform in Great Britain. One of those reforms was reforming the prison system. He took an interest in the prison reform when his friends thrown in prison due to debt and died because of smallpox. His zeal to improve the possibilities available for the debtor's in Britain led to establishing a new colony to offer a new life to those coping with debt and poverty. Oglethorpe worked to bring changes in conditions of British prisons.