Ways the government affects members of your family is like the IRS they leave people in debt and possibly lose everything they own. Another way is immigration , families are being separated because immigration is deporting family members.
In 1945, Georgia had about 226,000 farms, but by 1969 the state had fewer than 67,000(although they were larger in size).
They wanted to gain the land. THe colonists thought the british were too harsh on them so then they wanted to split. The british were gaining profit off the colonies so they didnt want the colonies to win.