Question

The Yazoo Land Fraud involved Georgia legislators selling 35 million acres of land for $500,000 to private companies. After public outrage, the sale was overturned. What was the main reason this was considered fraud?

a
The federal government had already claimed the land
b
State legislators were bribed to approve the sale at extremely low prices
c
Native Americans were given too much compensation
d
The land companies paid too much money for the territory

Answer 1

b

State legislators were bribed to approve the sale at extremely low prices — the land companies bought huge tracts through corrupt deals, which provoked public outrage and repeal.