Question

why did georgia begin as a penal colony? the colony was used to resettle enslaved people it was a location for runaway slaves to be imprisoned it was designed to relocate debtors and criminals for a fresh start it was meant to protect catholic refugees what characteristic was common in the southern colonies economies by the mid - 1700s? farming only for personal use

Explanation:

Georgia was founded as a penal - colony to relocate debtors and criminals to give them a new start. In the Southern Colonies by the mid - 1700s, large - scale commercial farming was common rather than just farming for personal use.

Answer:

1. C. It was designed to relocate debtors and criminals for a fresh start
2. None of the provided options are correct as the common characteristic was large - scale commercial farming (but if we have to choose from the given options, none match the actual situation)