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Why Was Georgia Created
GEORGIA’S HISTORY REPORT PAPER By: Chance Jones

Introduction:
Have you ever wondered why Georgia was created? Well I can tell you it was basically for the people that was in trouble and trailed for the king and queen, so the king and queen sent them to do work and they sent slaves there for money. And I can tell you how Georgia was accidentally found. Georgia was accidentally found by Christopher Columbus in 1492 because Christopher Columbus believed there was another way to Asia faster if you went around the world because he was the only one that believed the world was round and not flat. So he went to the queen and asked for some money, men, ships, and a safe passage to Asia. Once the queen finally agreed to let Christopher try little did

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