Statement 1: Colonists traveled to the New World in search of gold for their king. Statement 2: Religious persecution forced gro
ups to move to faraway lands to worship. Statement 3: Traders came to this land in search of furs. Statement 4: England sent people from their homeland because they could not pay their debts. Which statement would most likely be found in a history of the colony of Georgia?
England sent people from their homeland because they could not pay their debts.
Explanation:
Georgia as a British Colony was founded by a certain James Oglethorpe. The purpose of the establishment is to serve as a refuge for London’s indebted prisoners. This was as a result of Virginia and Maryland's growing resentment towards the importations of convicts from England into their colony.
Throughout the early stage of Georgia's establishment, about 50,000 convicts were reported to have been sent there.
Hence, the correct answer is "England sent people from their homeland because they could not pay their debts."
