SS8H4b Impact of Land Policies in Georgia

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Which methods did Georgia use to distribute land in the late 1700s and early 1800s? Options: collective bargaining and issuing bonds, speculation and sharecropping, the headright system and the land lottery, the land−use plan and the embargo system

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the headright system and the land lottery

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Events in which Georgians had the chance to win the right to buy land from the state were known as __________________.

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land lotteries

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How many acres of land could the head of the family receive under the headright system?

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1,000

Front

With which topic was the Yazoo fraud concerned?

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sale of land in western Georgia territory

Front

The Yazoo land fraud occurred because land companies ______.

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bribed legislators so they could buy land cheaply

Front

Why did Georgia give up land claims in what is now Mississippi and Alabama?

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The federal gov’t paid millions to settle the land fraud and agreed to remove the Creeks from the state.

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The process first used to distribute lands in Georgia, in which a head of household received land for himself and his family was called the:

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headright system

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What was the purpose of Georgia’s land policies?

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To give away newly gained lands and promote westward expansion

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Which fact provides the BEST evidence to support the conclusion that the Yazoo Land Fraud was one of the most influential factors in the establishment of Georgia's borders? Options: As a result of the Yazoo Land Fraud, Georgia's capital was moved from Louisville to Milledgeville. The controversy surrounding the Yazoo Land Fraud took years to resolve and eventually involved the U.S. Supreme Court. The Dahlonega gold rush of 1829 drew thousands of white settlers into north Georgia and resulted in the loss of Cherokee territory. As a result of the Yazoo Land Fraud, the western boundary of Georgia was moved from the Mississippi River to the Chattahoochee River.

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As a result of the Yazoo Land Fraud, the western boundary of Georgia was moved from the Mississippi River to the Chattahoochee River.

Front

The "Headright" system and the Land Lottery of 1805 were similar in that each

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was a method used by the state government to distribute public land to settlers.