Westward Expansion

What was the most damaging result of the Yazoo Land Fraud?

• The records were burned
• The nation lost confidence in Georgia
• Georgia lost valuable land and money in the scandal

What was the purpose of the headright system in Georgia?

• It provided an organized system of collecting taxes.
• It established a method is counting population.
• It distributed Indian lands to new settlers. 

What scandal took place when Georgia's governor  and several legislators were bribed to sell valuable Georgia land at below market prices?

• The Cotton Pickin' Fair
• The Georgia Land Express
• The Yazoo Land Fraud

What system replaced the headright system as a way to distribute land?

• Settlers Land Give Away
• Land Lottery
• Homesteading

What was the land distribution system where each head of household had a“right” to land

• Headright
• Land Lottery

What was the land distribution system where participants had to be in drawing to receive land?

• Headright
• Land Lottery

What was the land distribution system where white males, orphans, & widows could receive land?

• Headright
• Land Lottery

What was the conflict of interest for the lawmakers involved during the Yazoo Land Fraud

• Lawmakers wanted to live on the cheap land the land companies had
• Lawmakers owned stock in the land company and would benefit off of company sales
• Lawmakers wanted Georgia to grow and develop because of the land deals
• Lawmakers were not legally allowed to create laws dealing with land

What scandal took place when Georgia's governor  and several legislators were bribed to sell valuable Georgia land at below market prices?

• The Cotton Pickin' Fair
• The Georgia Land Express
• The Yazoo Land Fraud

Who could participate in the Land Lottery?

• War Veterans and widows
• heads of households with kids and white males
• All of answers given