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1 Land Distribution in georgis

2 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

3 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.

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