One of three reasons for Georgia's founding; colony was to serve as a defensive buffer between Spanish Florida and the successful English colony of South Carolina.

• A. Economic Opportunity
• B. Religious Freedom
• C. Debtor Relief
• D. Buffer Colony (Defense)

Answer: (D)

Georgia was meant to act as a protective barrier along the southeastern coast, shielding the more southern English colonies from Spanish Florida and helping prevent attacks from the frontier. This defensive role was a deliberate strategic choice by the colony’s founders, placing Georgia between Spanish and English interests to reduce direct clashes and provide early warning and defense for nearby colonies. While economic opportunities and debt relief were also motivations in its founding, the scenario described fits best with the idea of a defensive buffer.