Directions: Circle the best answer choice based on the passage.
1. What were the three land distribution systems in Georgia?
a. Headright, Yazoo Land Act, and Land Lottery
b. Three-Fifths Compromise, Yazoo Land Fraud, and Lottery
c. Headright, Articles of Confederation, and Land Lottery
d. Headright, Land Lottery, and Great Compromise
2. When did the first land distribution system begin?
a. 1795
b. 1833
c. 1805
d. 1783
3. What happens to the Yazoo Land Act?
a. It was successful in distributing the new land.
b. It was canceled after land companies attempted to bribe politicians.
c. It failed due to too many people claiming land.
d. It was removed by the Creek Indians.
4. Who set a copy of the Yazoo Land Act on fire?
a. Veterans
b. James Jackson
c. Politicians
d. Jimmy Carter
5. When did the land lottery occur?
a. 1783 to 1833
b. 1783 to 1795
c. 1805 to 1833
d. 1795 to 1833
1. a. Headright, Yazoo Land Act, and Land Lottery
2. c. 1805
3. b. It was canceled after land companies attempted to bribe politicians.
4. b. James Jackson
5. d. 1795 to 1833