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The governor of Georgia gave away much of Georgia’s unsettled land to personal friends.
The governor of Georgia gave away much of Georgia’s unsettled land to personal friends.
Several Georgia legislators were bribed into selling some of the state’s western lands for pennies an acre.
Several Georgia legislators were bribed into selling some of the state’s western lands for pennies an acre.
The judicial branch of Georgia was given favors in exchange for striking down a law limiting land sales.
The judicial branch of Georgia was given favors in exchange for striking down a law limiting land sales.
Several large land companies were selling land to Georgia settlers even though the companies did not own the land.
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The statement that best describes the event that became known as the Yazoo land fraud is:
Several Georgia legislators were bribed into selling some of the state’s western lands for pennies an acre.
The Yazoo land fraud refers to a scandal in the 1790s in which land companies bribed members of the Georgia state legislature to sell large tracts of land at very low prices. This led to widespread outrage and was a significant event in the history of land policy in the United States.
The statement that best describes the Headright System is:
Free land was given to white heads of households over 21.
The Headright System was a practice used in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, particularly in Georgia, where land was granted to white male heads of households, typically over the age of 21, as an incentive for settlement and development of land.
