Yazoo land fraud

Yazoo land fraud

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Land Companies

Yazoo land Act

Bribery

Louisville

Settlement

Multiple Choice

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?

• 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.

Multiple Choice

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

• The federal gov’t wanted to set that land aside for the Indian population.

• The state did not have the millions of dollars needed to buy the land from Spain.

• The state could not claim the land because the General Assembly illegally sold it to private companies.

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

Multiple Choice

The Yazoo land fraud occurred because land companies ______.

• claimed land that had been acquired illegally

• took land from the Native Americans by force

• made illegal treaties with the Native Americans

• bribed legislators so they could buy land cheaply

Multiple Choice

What was Georgia's western boundary AFTER Yazoo Land Fraud?

• MIssissippi River

• Ogeechee River

• Savannah River

• Chattahoochee River