What Colony Was Georgia's Loyalty?

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The Georgia colony was the most recent colony, therefore still dependant on Britain and needed to remain loyal. However, when Britain began to tax colonies after the war, Georgia began to question its loyalty to the crown. After the French and Indian war, the British were in a massive debt, resulting in the taxation of the colonies. Since Georgia was a new colony, it did not have to pay as much taxes as the other colonies. Even though Georgia was an overall loyal colony, there were patriots due to the taxation. When the intolerable acts were passed, the colonies held the continental congress; Georgia decided not to send a delegate due to still being dependant on Britain. When the American Revolution began, there were still mixed feeling about

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