Question

1. what land policy is being described: four land companies bribed leaders of georgia to sell land, 35 million acres were sold for $500,000, and the sale of the land was later nullified? a. land lotteries b. yazoo land fraud c. headright system d. louisiana purchase 6. which best describes the headright system? a. free land that was given to white men and slaves who fought during the civil war. b. free land that was given to white male heads of the households over 21 and soldiers who fought in the revolutionary war. c. land that was sold to heads of the household for a penny an acre. d. a barter and trade system that was established for anyone with a family or a soldier who wanted to own land. 7. why were many georgians upset by the yazoo act? a. the land deal and cherokee indians in northern georgia were treated unfairly. b. the land deal involved much of western georgia was scandalously sold. c. the government determined how the land would be used. d. slavery was restricted in many of the newly sold western lands.

Explanation:

• For question 5: The Yazoo Land Fraud involved four land - companies bribing Georgia leaders to sell land, so B is correct.
• For question 6: The Headright System gave free land to white male heads of households over 21 and soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War, so B is correct.
• For question 7: Georgians were upset by the Yazoo Act because the land deal involving much of western Georgia was scandalously sold, so B is correct.

Answer:

1. B. Yazoo Land Fraud
2. B. Free land that was given to white male heads of the households over 21 and soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War.
3. B. The land deal involved much of western Georgia was scandalously sold.