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Land Distribution in georgis

Compare and contrast Headright system Land lottery 1733 to 1802 Male heads of household 200 acres of land plus 50 acres for each additional family member or slaves 1805 – 1835 White males, widows, veterans Won a chance to buy land at an inexpensive price 202½ to 409 acres of land were available

Yazoo land Fraud Role of land companies: Bribed the General assembly to buy the land cheap Governor: George Mathews Conflict; many of the legislators held stock in the land companies Election of 1795: many legislators voted out of office Holy fire from heaven: New legislators burned the Yazoo Act on the steps of the Capital in Louisville 1802: Al and ms become us territory and us pays Georgia $1.25 million for the land and a promise to get the rest of the Indian land.