Why was the Georgia colony founded?

as a haven for African indentured servants

as a sanctuary for Puritan noblemen

as a place to resettle people who had been in prison

as a home for Dutch settlers

As a place to resettle people who had been in prison.

Explanation:

Originally the Georgia colony was created as a buffer state to defend the vital and important colony of South Carolina, From the local Rival colonial empires of Spain and France which vied for more control of the area. The creator of the colony, James Oglethrope. Also wished for the Georgia Colony, to be populated by English subjects and Citizens who had either served those who served Time in Prison or those who were in deep debt, Meaning to rehabilitate them into good citizens again or, what he referred to as the "Worthy Poor".