The single most important democratic action of the Congress was the establishment of local committees to enforce the Association’s ban. The Congress named delegates to the Second Continental Congress already sitting in Philadelphia and adopted the Association’s ban on trade with Britain. Though Georgians continued to drink to the health of the king, they took government into their own hands when the Second Provincial Congress met in Savannah on July 4, 1775. Those who resisted royal government were usually called “Whigs,” and those who remained loyal to the king were known as “Tories.” Whigs were also referred to as “patriots,” though the British thought of them as “rebels.” Tories were also called “loyalists.” A group called the Sons of Liberty broke into the powder magazine in Savannah on May 11, 1775, and divided the powder with South Carolina revolutionaries. News of the battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts caused many Georgians who were wavering in their allegiance to join the radical movement. Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.
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