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Examine the Georgia Constitution of 1777
Directions: Using the information on pages 277-278, describe on the chart below how the Georgia Constitution of 1777
dealt with key issues.
Chapter 12 Georgia in the American Revolution 59
Section 1 Georgia in the Early Days of the Revolution
Reading Summary
Issue
Naming of the rst eight
counties
County role in local
government
Religion
Governors powers and his
term of oce
Who elected the governor
and his Council
What type of legislature
What were requirements for
holding oce
Who could vote
What Did the Constitution Say?