Like many colonists, Georgians were divided on the issues of the Revolutionary War. The colony was reluctant to join the revolution at first because Georgia
• Many colonists had relatives in Great Britain and did not want to put them in danger.
• The British king was still paying money to support the colonists.
was financially dependent on Great Britain
had a long, successful history of self-government
was self-sufficient
had no objections to the Intolerable Acts