Answer:
The colony's corporate charter was granted to General James Oglethorpe on April
21, 1732, by George II, for whom the colony was named. ... Oglethorpe envisioned
a colony which would serve as a haven for English subjects who had been
imprisoned for debt and "the worthy poor".
Explanation:
Twenty trustees received funding from Parliament and a charter from the
King, issued in June 1732 . The charter granted the trustees the powers of a
corporation; they could elect their own governing body, make land grants, and
enact their own laws and taxes.
