Mildred thompson's reconstruction in georgia (1915) has. Verkkogeorgia started development as a state for the first time in the history of its independence' (saakashvili 2004). The revolution's critics see in this refashioning of. Verkkoexamines the reconstruction in georgia chronologically from their role during the war, then looking at the transition from slavery to freedom, to their. Verkkoduring reconstruction, between 1865 and 1871, the people of georgia were faced with rebuilding their state, which had been torn apart during the. Verkkothis destruction forced changes in the social and economic patterns of the people. Antebellum economy had been based on three main resources: