Land Policies of Georgia

What was the primary purpose of the Headright System and other Land Policies?

• To attract new settlers and fairly distribute Indian land cessions

• To increase taxes on landowners

• To build new roads and infrastructure

• To establish new trade routes

How much land could each white, male head of household receive under the Headright System?

• Up to 500 acres

• Up to 1000 acres

• Up to 1500 acres

• Up to 2000 acres

What was a significant outcome of the Headright System in Georgia?

• Decrease in population

• Increase in population

• Decrease in land prices

• Increase in taxes

What problem eventually led Georgia to stop giving land away under the Headright system?

• Not enough citizens could qualify.

• Georgia was unable to take more land away from Native Americans.

• Primarily due to corruption but also Georgia was running out of land.

• Too many adult males were living in their parent’s basement.

How many companies agreed to buy land in the Yazoo Land Fraud?

• Two

• Four

• Six

• Eight

Why did the Yazoo land fraud occur?

• Land companies bribed legislators so they could buy land cheaply.

• Georgia farmers claimed that lotteries were rigged against them.

• Settlers made illegal treaties with the Creek and Cherokee peoples.

• The headright system had not provided families with enough land to farm.

What did Georgia receive in return for transferring current day Alabama and Mississippi to federal government?

• $1.25 million and an agreement to remove Indians from western Georgia

• $2 million and a new trade agreement

• $1 million and military support

• $1.5 million and new infrastructure

To which river was Georgia's western border moved after the Yazoo Land Fraud?

• Mississippi River

• Chattahoochee River

• Savannah River

• Colorado River

What did the federal government promise to do within Georgia's borders after the Yazoo Land Fraud?

• Build new settlements

• Remove remaining American Indians

• Establish new trade routes

• Increase military presence

How did Georgia leaders solve the problems of the Headright System and the Yazoo Land Act?

• They decided to let the U.S. government give away land inside Georgia.

• They set up a land lottery where winners were randomly picked.

• They stopped taking land from the Indians, and so there was no more land to give away.

• They elected James Jackson as the official dictator of Georgia.