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A group of Georgians meet and discussed their reactions to the Intolerable Acts. The Georgians came up with a resolution that said that the colonists should have the same rights as British citizens. The king refused.
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Representatives from all states except GA gathered in Philadelphia to protest the Intolerable acts. On September 5, 1774 the delegates organized the continental congress.
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The provincial Congress was suppose to talk about the growing unhappiness in the colonie ,but when the meeting ended not much was done.
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The battle of lexington and concord was called the shot heard around the world and was the start of the war.
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The council of safety was established shortly after the battle of lexington and concord, and set up rules and regulations to be enforced until a more permanant solution could be made.
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Once the news of the war reached georgia many people protested, stole things, Protested, and ignored the govorner.
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The second continental congress sent a petetion to the king asking him to not further with unfriendly steps towards the colonies, but the king denied the petetion.
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The 2nd provincial Congress was held in Tondees Tavern in Savannah GA and this group was prepared to take positive steps unlike the first provincial congress.
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Georgias former Governor James Wright was arrested by the liberty boys when asking the council of safety to sell supplies to english vessels but escaped and fled to a waiting english warship.
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Common sense was a pamplet that urged colonists to separate from great Britian.More than 500,000 copies were sold in one year. John Adams later said 'Without the pen of paine the sword of washington would have been wielded in vain'.
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The Declaration of Independence was a document to make the colonies a seperate nation from Great Britian called the United states of America.It was approved on July 4, 1776 and was signed officially on August 6 1776. Three georgians George Walton, Lyman Hall, and Button Gwinett were among those who signed it..
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At the convention the parish system was removed the parish system, set up 8 counties, and started a state contitution.
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The Article of Confederation was the first constitution of the United States. It did not go into effect until January 1781 when maryland and virginia verified it.
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In December 17778 british troops attacked and took control of savannah. There were reports of lootings,murders and burnings. in an attempt to get the tories to flee or put down their arms.
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the battle of kettle creek was when a rebel miltia group led by Colonel Elijah Clarke defeated a force of more then 800 british troops.
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In early September of 1779 french and american forces combined to lay seige to the british controlled savannah. On October 9 the french and american forces attacked british positions and lost. Savannah laid in British hands for the next three and a half years.
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The Battle of Yorktown was when the continental army led by George washington forced The British General Cornwallis to surrender by defeating them in battle.
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The treeaty of paris was a treaty signed by Britian, France ,and The United states stating that the United States are now free from Britain.
