What was the purpose of the colony of georgia? and who was chosen to settle it?

The Province of Georgia was one of the southern colonies of British America, the last of the Thirteen Colonies established by the Kingdom of Great Britain and later part of the United States.

On April 21, 1732, the colonial charter was issued by George II to General James Oglethorpe. General Oglethorpe sought to establish a colony for English debtors and prisoners to came and start new lives there.

Another reason for the establishment of the colony was as a buffering country and a “staying province” to protect the British colonies in the south and prevent the threat of Western Florida. The ban on slavery was lifted in 1751, and the colony became a direct colony in the following year.

the most famous of all the units fighting in cuba, the "rough riders" was the name given to the first u.s. volunteer cavalry under the leadership of theodore roosevelt. roosevelt resigned his position as assistant secretary of the navy in may 1898 to join the volunteer cavalry. the original plan for this unit called for filling it with men from the indian territory, new mexico, arizona, and oklahoma. however, once roosevelt joined the group, it quickly became the place for a mix of troops ranging from ivy league athletes to glee-club singers to texas rangers and indians.