6. What was the most successful of the land distribution systems?
a. Land lotteries
b. Yazoo Land Act
c. Headright system
d. Creek Indian lottery
7. What was U.S. government expected to do after the land was sold to them from Georgia?
a. Create a land lottery for land distribution
b. Bribe politicians to sell land
c. Remove the Creek Indians from Georgia
d. Divide up the land to each claim
8. What allowed you more entries into the land lottery system?
a. Age
b. War service
c. Marital status
d. All of the above
9. In 2-3 sentences, discuss the Yazoo Land Fraud.
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10. In a paragraph, discuss the three land distribution systems.
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6. The most successful of the land distribution systems was c) the Headright system. This system granted land to individuals based on the number of people in their family.
7. The U.S. government was expected to c) remove the Creek Indians from Georgia after the land was sold to them.
8. All of the above options - a) age, b) war service, and c) marital status - allowed individuals more entries into the land lottery system.
9. The Yazoo Land Fraud was a scandal in which Georgia politicians were bribed to sell large tracts of land for significantly lower prices to land speculators, leading to public outrage and legal battles.
10. The three land distribution systems were land lotteries, the Yazoo Land Act, and the Headright system. Land lotteries involved the random distribution of land through a lottery system, the Yazoo Land Act was a corrupt sale of land by politicians, and the Headright system granted land to individuals based on the number of people in their family. Each system had its own advantages and disadvantages, but the Headright system was generally considered the most successful.