Which colonial settlement is correctly paired with the reason it was founded? Question 5 options: Georgia- a place for imprisoned debtors and convicts Pennsylvania- a refuge for English Catholics Maryland- a refuge for Quakers North Carolina- a haven for Pilgrims and Puritans

Option: Georgia- a place for imprisoned debtors and convicts

Explanation:

Georgia was founded in 1732, when General James Edward Oglethorpe, an English general, created a charter to establish a new colony named Georgia. The settlers in Georgia colony were English debtors from England. It was an alternative to English debtors' for prison or colony in America. The colony named after King George II of England, who gave the Royal Charter for Georgia to be settle. Many of English debtors decided to settle in a new colony. They were given land to cultivate and to start a new life in the colony. The British interest in the colony was to increase trade and wealth for England.

the correct answer is a: slaves from other colonies ran away to georgia.