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The Yazoo Land Fraud effected Georgia because it changed the original charter of Georgia into many other states. Dumb.
Mississippi and Alabama
The Yazoo land fraud was one of the significant events in the post-Revolutionary War in the history of Georgia. Most of the Legislators that were involved in this sale resigned from their positions.
The land lottery was basicaly a lottery but with land and it afected the economy because of the iron people could find in the mountains in Georgia. The swamp area and the mountains were the two best parts you could get.
Voting fraud
The Yazoo Land Fraud effected Georgia because it changed the original charter of Georgia into many other states. Dumb.
Insurance fraud is considered a felony offense in Georgia. The sentence that such a charge carries is 2-10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
What used to be Western Georgia became the state of Mississippi.
That is a felony in Georgia. It has a limit of 4 years.
Whey Were voted out of office.
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It caused Georgia to go into a deep depression because of the amount of money they had to pay people that owned the lands.
to make the distribution of land more fair after the Yazoo Land Fraud
The statute of limitations is going to be 4 years. However, Georgia does have longer times for some fraud, particularly if in office. And it is tolled if the individual is not living in Georgia.
The federal government paid millions to settle the Yazoo land fraud and disputed Georgia's right to the land.
Mississippi and Alabama
It affected a part of then-Georgia that is now known as Mississippi. See below link: