Question

read the excerpt from the charter of 1732 and answer the question. how does the excerpt suggest that poor subjects of great britain could benefit from the establishment of a settlement in georgia? a they could “gain a comfortable subsistence for themselves and families” b they could “strengthen our colonies and increase trade, navigation and wealth” c they could “defray their charges of passage” “whereas we are credibly informed, that many of our poor subjects are, through misfortunes and want of employment, reduced to great necessity, insomuch as by their labor they are not able to provide a maintenance for themselves and families; and if they had means to defray their charges of passage, and other expenses, incident to new settlements, they would be glad to settle in any of our provinces in america where by cultivating the lands, at present waste and desolate, they might not only gain a comfortable subsistence for themselves and families, but also strengthen our colonies and increase the trade, navigation and wealth of these our realms.”

Explanation:

The text mentions that poor subjects could gain a comfortable subsistence for themselves and families by cultivating lands in Georgia. This directly addresses their personal benefit. Options B and C are more about broader benefits to the colonies and defraying passage which is not the main personal - benefit focus for the poor subjects.

Answer:

A. they could “gain a comfortable subsistence for themselves and families”