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People from England had no idea how to survive working in the fields in the hot Georgia sun. Africans could work in those fields and not get skin cancer. As a result Oglethorpe allowed the importation of slaves so Georgians could have field hands. (In later years many southern planters would go to Newport, Rhode Island, after planting season and leave their slaves to fend for themselves all summer long, and then return for the fall cotton harvest. The humble cottages became mansions but retain the name of cottage.

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Oglethorpe's prohibition of slavery in the Georgia colony was reversed in 1750 due to economic reasons: colonists felt that they could not compete with other Southern colonies that used slave labor on plantations. The decision was also influenced by pressure from British authorities who wanted Georgia to be more profitable and self-sustaining.

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