Question

read the excerpt from the charter of 1732 and answer the question. which answer is not a reason for settling georgia that is discussed in this excerpt? a philanthropy b economics c freedom \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 excerpt mentions helping poor subjects (philanthropy), and the economic benefits like strengthening colonies and increasing trade (economics). There is no mention of freedom as a reason for settling Georgia.

Answer:

C. freedom