Why was the pictured land settlement from the Yazoo Act of 1795 known as a controversial fraud scandal?
Responses
A Land survey companies were paid by white settlers to deny land ownership to freed slaves in the region.Land survey companies were paid by white settlers to deny land ownership to freed slaves in the region.
B In order to gain the territory, Native Americans were forced off their land and resettled west of the Mississippi River.In order to gain the territory, Native Americans were forced off their land and resettled west of the Mississippi River.
C A lottery system that denied participation from poor white settlers was installed to provide land ownership to only the elite.A lottery system that denied participation from poor white settlers was installed to provide land ownership to only the elite.
D Four land companies offered Georgia’s governor and members of the Georgia National Assembly shares in their company to sell them 40,000,000 acres for $500,000.