Georgia passed its first constitution in February of 1777. This constitution was implemented without the opinion of Georgia voters. However, the way this state constitution was structured would not last long. After only 12 years, Georgia revised its constitution to be more similar to the United States Constitution.
The first constitution of the state of Georgia was written in 1777. It was ratified in the city of Savannah while the Revolutionary War was being fought.
Britain also needed money to pay for its war debts. The King and Parliament believed they had the right to tax the colonies. They decided to require several kinds of taxes from the colonists to help pay for the French and Indian War.
Plutocracy refers to a kind of economic system where the seat of power
or control rests on the rich. The owners of haciendas and plantations rule the
workers and the people who depend on them for daily survival. Wealth elevates
the individuals or nations to power over the poor whose tasks are limited to
serving their rich masters.
