JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
JACKSONS INDIAN REMOVAL ACT OF 1830
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Question
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A lottery was established to give away land
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The government started a rumor of gold, hoping everyone would leave and go west.
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People were promised free education for their children if they moved westward.
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People who chose to move westward were given cash settlement to help establish a town.
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The state allowed the British to rejoin the American Government.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which was the main way that Georgia attempted to increase the population in the western part of the state in the early 1800’s? the state increased the size of the land grants.
Detailed explanation-2: -Commissioners appointed by the governor drew a name ticket from one wheel and a district/lot ticket from the other wheel. If the district/lot ticket was blank, the person received nothing. If the ticket contained a district/lot number, the person received a prize of that parcel of land.
Detailed explanation-3: -The first land lottery, held in 1805, was authorized by the legislature on May 11, 1803, and involved 490-acre plots in Wayne County and 202.5-acre plots in Baldwin and Wilkinson counties. For a fee of four cents an acre, common Georgians could amass a sizeable land holding.
Detailed explanation-4: -Eight times between 1805 and 1833 Georgia held lotteries to distribute land, the largest held in the United States. The lotteries followed a simple pattern: The General Assembly passed an act that authorized the lottery and spelled out who would be eligible to participate and the grant fees that would apply.