georgia citizens were divided in their loyalties between the british and the colonies during the american revolution. which fact provides the best evidence to support the statement? a) by the end of 1779, every important town in georgia was in the hands of the british. b) by war's end, over 10,000 georgia slaves gained their freedom by siding with the british. c) the patriot victory at the battle of kettle creek gave the colonial militia control of georgia's backcountry. d) when the war broke out, about one third of the georgia population were whigs, one third were tories, and the other third remained neutral.