THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY
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Georgia’s response to the Intolerable Acts was minimal due to the colony’s dividedloyalties. Royal governor James Wright was instrumental in slowing down the reactions of the Georgiacolonists.
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Georgia’s response to the Intolerable Acts was just as violent because they believed that the British Parliament was violating their natural andconstitutional rights.
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Georgia sent representatives to the First ContinentalCongress where the members agreed to support a colonial boycott of British goods and pledgedmilitary support to Massachusetts if they were attacked by the Great Britain.
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Georgia showed little concern because only a small number of Georgia colonists participated in the Boston Tea Party.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Georgia’s response to the Intolerable Acts was just as violent because they believed that the British Parliament was violating their natural and constitutional rights.
Detailed explanation-2: -3. Georgia supported Great Britain and obeyed all acts because the British King was still paying money to support the colonists in Georgia. 4. Many colonists had relatives in Great Britain and did not want to put them in danger.
Detailed explanation-3: -Several prominent Georgians spoke out against this act and on November 6, 1765, a group affiliated with the Sons of Liberty called the “Liberty Boys” was established to oppose the Stamp Act. The Declaration of Independence was the document officially declaring the colonies’ independence from Great Britain.
Detailed explanation-4: -Following the events at the Battle of Lexington and Concord, Georgian Patriots stormed the royal magazine in the capital city of Savannah and captured arms. They then briefly captured Royal Governor James Wright, until he managed to escape via the HMS Scarborough.
Detailed explanation-5: -Those who resisted royal government were usually called “Whigs, ” and those who remained loyal to the king were known as “Tories.” Whigs were also referred to as “patriots, ” though the British thought of them as “rebels.” Tories were also called “loyalists.”