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R – James Oglethorpe A – Me F – Journal Entry T – Why was the founding of Georgia important to the colonies? Dear Diary, I am James Oglethorpe. I am a military officer who got land from King George II. I convinced the king to give me a charter to start a colony in America. The king thought this would be a good idea because then he could send all of the poor people and debtors to live and work there. The king also thought it was a good idea because the new colony would separate the Carolinas from the Spanish colonies and the French colonies. When I arrived in America I named the new colony Georgia after the king. I had to make friends with the Native Americans. They were very nice people. Their leader’s name was Chief Tomachichi. He gave me land that was next to their land so I could start the first settlement in Georgia. We named it Savannah. The red clay soil is very good for the crops. The debtors and poor people are growing rice, indigo and grapes.