Question

_____ Fairest and best system of distributing land
2. _____ Too many people claimed the land and there was not
enough land for everyone
3. _____ Politicians were bribed to sell land
a. Headright System
b. Land Lottery System
c. Yazoo Land Fraud
Directions: Circle the best answer choice based on the passage.
1. What were the three land distribution systems in Georgia?
a. Headright, Yazoo Land Act, and Land Lottery
b. Three-Fifths Compromise, Yazoo Land Fraud, and Lottery
c. Headright, Articles of Confederation, and Land Lottery
d. Headright, Land Lottery, and Great Compromise
2. When did the first land distribution system begin?
a. 1795
b. 1833
c. 1805
d. 1783
3. What happens to the Yazoo Land Act?
a. It was successful in distributing the new land.
b. It was canceled after land companies attempted to bribe politicians.
c. It failed due to too many people claiming land.
d. It was removed by the Creek Indians.
4. Who set a copy of the Yazoo Land Act on fire?
a. Veterans
b. James Jackson
c. Politicians
d. Jimmy Carter
5. When did the land lottery occur?
a. 1783 to 1833
b. 1783 to 1795
c. 1805 to 1833
d. 1795 to 1833
6. What was the most successful of the land distribution systems?
a. Land lotteries
b. Yazoo Land Act
c. Headright system
d. Creek Indian lottery
7. What was U.S. government expected to do after the land was sold to them from Georgia?
a. Create a land lottery for land distribution
b. Bribe politicians to sell land
c. Remove the Creek Indians from Georgia
d. Divide up the land to each claim
8. What allowed you more entries into the land lottery system?
a. Age
b. War service
c. Marital status
d. All of the above

Answer 1

Matching
1. b
2. a
3. c

Multiple choice
1. a
2. d
3. b
4. b
5. c
6. a
7. c
8. d