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Yazoo Land Fraud - A Review GSE
Test Description: A quiz over the Yazoo Land Fraud...
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What was and is the name of Georgia's Legislative Branch?
A
Georgia House of Commons
B
Georgia Governor's Council
C
Georgia General Legislature
D
Georgia General Assembly
2) Why did the Georgia legislative branch get in trouble during the Yazoo Land Fraud?
A
They were told to choose a new governor and failed to do so.
B
They were asked to pardon criminals by the governor.
C
They did not communicate well with the executive branch.
D
They were bribed to sell land that wasn't theirs to sell.
3) Where was Georgia's boundary moved to after the Yazoo Land Fraud?
A
The Mississippi River
B
The Altamaha River
C
The Savannah River
D
The Chattahoochee River
4) What happened to the land that people won from the land lotteries after the Yazoo Land Fraud?
A
They had to turn over the land to the General Assembly.
B
Railroads were built on the land so they no longer had access to it.
C
People had to give the land back to the government.
D
They were told to put slaves on the land.
5) Where was Georgia's boundary BEFORE the Yazoo Land Fraud?
A
The Altamaha River
B
The Chattahoochee River
C
The Mississippi River
D
The Yazoo River
6) What happened to the legislators who were bribed to sell the Yazoo lands?
A
They were killed by Native Americans.
B
The governor of Georgia gave them each 100 dollars to celebrate their achievement.
C
They were re-elected.
D
They were voted out of office.
7) What year was the Yazoo Act passed?
A
1780
B
1777
C
1795
D
1775
8) What happened to the people who believed they had a right to the Yazoo land?
A
They gave up and settled elsewhere.
B
They sued and took their claims to court.
C
The settlers were given land in California to make up for the land they lost.
D
Many were killed by Native Americans.
9) What did Georgia lose in the Yazoo Land Fraud?
A
Access to the Tenessee River.
B
The right to claim the Yazoo Land within Georgia's boundaries.
C
The right to keep Native Americans off of Georgia's land.
D
A war with the Creek Indians over the Yazoo Land.
10) What did the Georgia legislators do with the Yazoo documents after they were declared invalid (or wrong)?
A
They sued and took the case to the Supreme Court.
B
The governor of Georgia made them issue a public apology to the Native Americans.
C
They asked the land companies for more money to pay off their debt from the American Revolution.
D
They burned the Yazoo Act in public.
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