To frighten Georgia's civilian population into abandoning the Confederate cause.
<span>After Parliament passed the Stamp Act, Samuel Adams founded the "Sons of Liberty" group, since its purpose was to fight against British taxation by organizing boycotts and other forms of protest. </span>
The first amendment of the United States Constitution allows the practice of religion. Freedom of religion is the right to be able to practice ones religion they chose fit.
This is because both Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands were unincorporated territories of the United States with the U.S president as head of State. There was no need to patrol Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as the U.S blockade was against Cuba, not against the two U.S territories.