Why did the people of Georgia create a new state constitution in 1789? Write one or two paragraphs to answer this question. Explain how the constitution changed. Include facts and details from the text in your response.

State constitutions are best understood with reference to their historical roots. A review of the history of Georgia's ten constitutions provides a synopsis of the political, economic, and social history of the state. Georgia's constitutional history also illustrates the various methods by which a constitution may be written or revised.