When we think of the American Revolution, our minds often turn to scenes of unrest in Boston. We visualize the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and remember key figures such as Samuel Adams and John Hancock.
We do not often think of Georgia. As the youngest and least populated colony, Georgia depended heavily on British protection and moved cautiously towards rebellion. Yet sparks did begin to fly.
In July of 1774, Georgians met at Tondee’s Tavern in Savannah to express opposition to punitive measures against Massachusetts because of the Boston Tea Party. People in Georgia began to fear that if the Crown could revoke a sister colony’s charter, close its port, ban town meetings, and require British soldiers to be quartered in private homes, the same could happen here…