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The Yazoo Land Fraud effected Georgia because it changed the original charter of Georgia into many other states. Dumb.
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The Yazoo land fraud involved lands in the western territory of Georgia that are now which two states?
Mississippi and Alabama
What happened to the members of the georgia legislature involved in the yazoo land fraud-?
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.
How did the headright system the land lotteries and yazoo land fraud impact Georgia's grouth and economic development?
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.
What was the name of the scandal that involved Georgia governors and its state legislature selling territory to companies illegally during the late 18th century?
The Yazoo Land Scandal
What new land distributing system came out after the Yazoo Land Scanda?
the Land Lottery System
Why were land lotteries created in Georgia?
to make the distribution of land more fair after the Yazoo Land Fraud
What is the yazoo land compromise?
The Yazoo Scandal was a large-scale fraud perpetrated by the state legislature and the governor of Georgia. The Yazoo land compromise was headed by James Madison and arranged that the state of Georgia would reimburse the third party Yazoo investors.
What river became Georgia western boundary after settlement of yazoo land fraud?
Missippi river
What happened to the members of the Georgia lagislature involved in the yazoo land fraud?
Whey Were voted out of office.
Why did Georgia give up land claims in what is now Mississippi and Alabama?
The federal government paid millions to settle the Yazoo land fraud and disputed Georgia's right to the land.
The Yazoo land fraud involved lands in the western territory of Georgia that are now which two states?
Mississippi and Alabama
How Did the yazoo land fraud change Georgia's boundaries?
What used to be Western Georgia became the state of Mississippi.
Why did the yazoo fraud occur?
The government of Georgia had been weakened by the Revolutionary War. It was not strong enough to defend settlements in the western part of the state. The Georgia government thought it had found a solution to this problem with the Yazoo land sale in 1795. In the Yazoo land sale, the government planned to sell 35 million acres of land in western Georgia, near the Yazoo River, to four companies for $500,000.
Why was the yazoo land fraud a negative event for Georgia?
It caused Georgia to go into a deep depression because of the amount of money they had to pay people that owned the lands.
How did the headright system lead to the yazoo land fraud?
It affected a part of then-Georgia that is now known as Mississippi. See below link:
What happened to the members of the georgia legislature involved in the yazoo land fraud-?
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.
What happened to the members of the Georgia legislature involved in yazoo land fraud?
as a result of public anger and pressure the legislature involved were were voted out of office
