Slavery in the Georgia colony was a significant institution where enslaved Africans were used for labor in plantations, primarily cultivating rice, indigo, and later cotton. The colony's founder, James Oglethorpe, initially banned slavery, but it was later legalized in 1750 due to economic pressures. By the time of the American Revolution, Georgia had a substantial enslaved population.
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