Person having
estates, rights, titles, or interest there, except officers, were
allowed by Parliament to sue the king with the court establishing
the value to be paid, but no more than at a rate of 2,500 pounds
per 1/8 of property. Georgia was chartered in 1733 on request of
James Oglethorpe, who became its first governor, as a refuge for
debtors and the poor and needy. It established the Episcopal
Church by law. In 1730 Carolina and 1735 Georgia were allowed to
sell rice directly to certain lands instead of to England only.
Later, sugar was allowed to be carried directly from America to
European ports in English ships without first touching some
English port. Foreigners who had lived in the American colonies
for seven years, and later foreigners who served two years in the
royal army in America as a soldier or as an engineer, were allowed
to become citizens of Great Britain on taking oaths of loyalty and
Protestantism. This included Quakers and Jews. The Jews could omit
the phrase "upon the true faith of a Christian."
In 1756, indentured servants in America were allowed to volunteer
as soldiers in the British army serving in America. If his
proprietor objected, the servant was to be restored to him or
reasonable compensation given in proportion to the original
purchase price of his service and the time of his service
remaining.
There was much competition among countries for colonies.
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