In those days it was the custom in England to send persons who could not pay their debts to prison. 在这段时间英格兰的一个惯例是将那些无力还债的人送进监狱，

　　Of course many of these poor debtors were really industrious persons whom misfortune or sickness had driven into debt. 当然，这些贫穷的负债者中多数其实是勤劳的人，他们因为走了霉运或者疾病而负债。

　　General Oglethorpe, a member of Parliament, looked into the prison management. 议员奥格尔索普将军到监狱中去调查，

　　He was greatly affected by the sad fate of these poor debtors, and determined to do something for them. 这些贫穷负债者的悲惨命运让他感到震惊，他决定为他们做些事。

　　With a number of charitable persons he obtained a part of South Carolina for a colony, 奥格尔索普将军和许多有善心的人获得南卡罗莱纳的一块土地作为殖民地，

　　and named it Georgia for George II, who gave the land. 并根据给他们土地的乔治二世的名字命名它为佐治亚。

　　Parliament also gave money. 议会也拿出钱，

　　For the government thought it very desirable to have a colony between the rich plantations of Carolina and the Spanish settlements in Florida. 因为政府认为，在富足的卡罗莱纳种植园与佛罗里达西班牙人聚居地之间拥有一处殖民地非常可取。

　　88.Georgia, 1733—52. 88．佐治亚（1733——1752年）

　　Naturally Oglethorpe had no difficulty in getting colonists. 自然，奥格尔索普毫不费力地获得了殖民地居民的拥戴，

　　For the poor debtors and other oppressed persons were very glad to have a new start in life. 因为贫穷的负债者和其他受压迫的人非常愿意开始过新生活，

　　Savannah was founded in 1733. 1733年他们创建萨凡纳。

　　The Spaniards, however, were not at all glad to have an English colony planted so near Florida. 然而，西班牙人一点也不愿意在距离佛罗里达如此近的地方安插一个英国的殖民地，

　　They attacked the Georgians, and Oglethorpe spent years in fighting them. 他们攻击佐治亚人。奥格尔索普花了几年的时间与他们交战。

　　The Georgia colonists found it very difficult to compete with the Carolina planters. 佐治亚殖民地居民发现自身很难与卡罗莱纳的殖民地居民竞争，

　　For the Carolinians had slaves to work for them, 因为卡罗莱纳人有奴隶为他们干活。

　　and the proprietors of Georgia would not let the Georgians own slaves. 而佐治亚的所有者不让佐治亚人拥有奴隶。

　　Finally they gave way and permitted the colonists to own slaves. 最后，他们做出让步，允许拥有奴隶，

　　But this so disheartened the Georgia proprietors that they gave up the enterprise and handed the colony over to the king. 但是，这令佐治亚人极度沮丧，他们放弃手头产业将这个殖民地交给国王，

　　In this way Georgia became a royal province. 这样佐治亚变成了王室的一个省。