Which fact provides the BEST evidence to support the conclusion that James Oglethorpe was a progressive leader during the establishment of the Georgia colony? A) Oglethorpe led the Georgia militia against the Spanish at the Battle of Bloody March in June of 1742. B) Oglethorpe permitted Jews, Lutheran Salzburgers, and other persecuted religious minorities to settle in Georgia. C) In 1740 he assembled an invasion force consisting of Georgia militia, Indian allies, and Carolina Rangers, and laid siege to the Spanish fortress at St. Augustine. D) During a visit in 1737 Oglethorpe convinced King George II to appoint him as a colonel in the army and give him a regiment of British soldiers to take back to Georgia; he is also credited with bringing the Scottish Highlanders to the colony.