Though Georgians opposed British trade regulations, many hesitated to join the revolutionary movement that emerged in the American colonies in the early 1770s and resulted in the Revolutionary War (1775-83). The colony had prospered under royal rule, and many Georgians thought that they needed the protection of British troops against a possible Indian attack.
In 1732, Georgia become the last British colony to be founded and established. The place was intended to be a refuge for debtors and those who were poor to make it in life. The loyalists thought they would pursue peaceful protests and violence would give rise to mob tyranny. They also held the general belief that violence would result in loss of the economic prosperity of the colony that was derived from the affiliation to the British. Thus, they had many loyalists.
president Jackson was different from other presidents before him because during his presidency Jackson made decisions based on his beliefs and what was best for the people.
