Georgia's Westward Expansion 2

Front

What served as the western boundary for the land that was given away during the Headright System? Options: Mississippi River, Chattahoochee River, Oconee River, Savannah River

Back

Oconee River

Front

What three requirements needed to be fulfilled to be eligible to receive land under the Headright System?

Back

21, Male, White

Front

Someone considered the "head" of a household could receive how many acres of land?

Back

200

Front

Under the Headright System, what was the maximum amount of land that a person could receive?

Back

1000

Front

Why did the Headright System end?

Back

Too many claimants, not enough land to offer.

Front

The Headright System was eventually replaced by what?

Back

Land Lotteries

Front

Prior to the Yazoo Land Fraud, what was the western border of Georgia?

Back

Mississippi River

Front

How many land companies were authorized to buy Georgia land west of the Chattahoochee River?

Back

4

Front

What two U.S. states were created from the Yazoo Land Fraud? Options: Mississippi and South Carolina, South Carolina and Alabama, Alabama and Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama

Back

Mississippi and Alabama

Front

Why was the Yazoo Land Act considered a fraud?

Back

4 land companies bribed the legislators and governor of Georgia to buy the land at a very cheap price.