Why is Georgia called debtors colony?
Georgia is called a debtors colony because it was created for
debtors. In England, there were debtors clogging up the prisons. So
people in debt where sent to Georgia to work off their debt. People
were unable to pay off their debt and that is why Georgia came
about. They took debtors out of the prisons and gave them a second
chance. It worked and that is where debtors went.