Question

James Oglethorpe could have placed the colony anywhere he wanted on the land set aside for the colony of Georgia. Why did he decide to establish the first city of the colony on the Yamacraw Bluff? ( constructed response)

Answer 1

Answer: James Oglethorpe wanted to settle on land that belonged to the Creek Indians. Tomochichi, Chief of the Yamacraw Indians, became friends with Oglethorpe and allowed colonists to settle on Yamacraw Bluff near Savannah River to trade with the English.

Explanation: because basically to trade