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During the American Revolution, what city in Georgia quickly fell without opposition to the British?

A. Augusta

B. Savannah

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Answer:

Augusta

Step-by-step explanation:

April 1781 Colonel Elijah Clarke & General Pickens began a siege of Augusta. Augusta falls on June 5, 1781, freeing upcountry Georgia of the British.

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Answer:

Augusta

Step-by-step explanation:

The British first captured Savannah (Savannah fell to the british) GA in 1778. This left Augusta as the new state capital and a new prime target of the British.

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