Until 1802, the western boundary of Georgia was the Mississippi River. What caused Georgia to give up its land claims in present-day Mississippi and Alabama?

Question

Until 1802, the western boundary of Georgia was the Mississippi River. What caused Georgia to give up its land claims in present-day Mississippi and Alabama?
Responses
A	The state could not raise enough funds to purchase the territory from the Spanish.The state could not raise enough funds to purchase the territory from the Spanish.
B	The General Assembly decided that the expense of defending the territory from Indian attacks was too great.The General Assembly decided that the expense of defending the territory from Indian attacks was too great.
C	The state ceded the land to the federal government in exchange for just over one million dollars to settle the Yazoo land fraud.The state ceded the land to the federal government in exchange for just over one million dollars to settle the Yazoo land fraud.
D	The federal government wanted to set the land aside as reservations for the Indians that were being relocated from the east.The federal government wanted to set the land aside as reservations for the Indians that were being relocated from the east.

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The correct response is:

C) The state ceded the land to the federal government in exchange for just over one million dollars to settle the Yazoo land fraud.

This was part of a settlement related to the controversial Yazoo land sales, where land was sold under dubious circumstances, leading to significant legal and political disputes.