FREE HISTORY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT SMART11

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FREE HISTORY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT SMART11

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-Guarantee passing score -13 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: 316. Problems related to Georgia's western land were settled when Georgia

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gave up land to the federal government.

Question 2: 315. The Yazoo land fraud occurred because land companies

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bribed members of the legislature so they could buy land cheaply.Question 3: 308. Why did Georgia give up land claims in what are now Mississippi and Alabama?

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The federal government paid millions to settle the Yazoo land fraud and disputed Georgia's right to the land.

Question 4: 312. Which was NOT a provision of the land lottery?

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Only men could participate

Question 5: 313. Who was Georgia's governor during the Yazoo land fraud?

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George Mathews

Question 6: 306. What was the purpose of the head right system in Georgia?

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It distributed Indian lands to new settlers.Question 7: 307. What scandal took place when Georgia's governor and some legislators were bribed to sell public land to private developers at below-market prices?

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Yazoo land fraud Question 8: 310. How many acres of land could the head of a family receive under the headright system?

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1,000 acres

Question 9: 314. Which was NOT a result of the Yazoo land fraud?

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Those who bought the land made large profits from its eventual sale Question 10: 311. What system replaced the headright system as a way of allocating land?

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land lottery Question 11: 318. Why was Georgia unable to refund the money it received from the sale of the Yazoo lands?

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Many people who bought the land wanted to keep it Question 12: 317. To whom did Georgia's governor and members of its General Assembly sell the land between the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers, resulting in the Yazoo land fraud?

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land companies

Question 13: 309. What caused confusion over land ownership in Georgia after the Revolutionary War?

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Lands were taken from the Tories, given away, returned to Tories, and taken again.