One of the reasons given for 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 English'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