Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. One of the reasons given for the colonization of Georgia was to serve as a "buffer" colony. This meant that Georgia was _______ .
A) an outpost from which English pirates could attack Spanish galleons.
B) founded to export raw materials to England and serve as a market for English imports.
C) a colony built to give England's debtors a new start and a chance to escape English prisons.
D) a military protective zone between the English colonies and the Spanish settlement in Florida.