Instead of sending representatives to the First Continental Congress to protest the Intolerable Acts, Georgians sent a group of Georgians to the provincial congress in Savannah. Initially, Georgia was hesitant to join the resistance against British rule due to its economic reliance on Britain and internal divisions. Ultimately, the provincial congress became the means through which Georgia began to engage politically in response to British policies.
Instead of sending representatives to the First Continental Congress to protest the Intolerable Acts, Georgians
captured several British arms storehouses
sent a group of Georgians to the provincial congress in Savannah
arrested the royal governor and other British officials
requested permission to send a delegation to the king of England
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