SS8H4b

SS8H4b

Evaluate the impact of land policies pursued by Georgia; include the headright system, land lotteries, and the Yazoo Land Fraud.

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What land was the GA General Assembly allocating?

Multiple Choice

Under the _______ white men could receive up to 1,000 acres of land based on the size of their families and how many slaves they owned.

• Headright System

• Yazoo Land Act

• Land Lottery

• Homestead Act

Multiple Choice

The controversial law in which Georgia sold land in what is now Alabama and Mississippi to four land companies.

• Headright System

• Yazoo Land Act

• Land Lottery

• Homestead Act

Multiple Choice

In the ___________ white males could pay for a ticket and have the opportunity to win land.

• Headright System

• Yazoo Land Act

• Land Lottery

• Homestead Act