Land Policies of Georgia

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What was the primary purpose of the Headright System and other Land Policies?

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To attract new settlers and fairly distribute Indian land cessions

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How much land could each white, male head of household receive under the Headright System?

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Up to 1000 acres

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What was a significant outcome of the Headright System in Georgia?

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Increase in population

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What problem eventually led Georgia to stop giving land away under the Headright system?

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Primarily due to corruption but also Georgia was running out of land.

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How many companies agreed to buy land in the Yazoo Land Fraud?

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Four

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Why did the Yazoo land fraud occur?

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Land companies bribed legislators so they could buy land cheaply.

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What did Georgia receive in return for transferring current day Alabama and Mississippi to federal government?

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$1.25 million and an agreement to remove Indians from western Georgia

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To which river was Georgia's western border moved after the Yazoo Land Fraud? Options: Mississippi River, Chattahoochee River, Savannah River, Colorado River

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Chattahoochee River

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What did the federal government promise to do within Georgia's borders after the Yazoo Land Fraud?

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Remove remaining American Indians

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How did Georgia leaders solve the problems of the Headright System and the Yazoo Land Act?

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They set up a land lottery where winners were randomly picked.