USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Georgia land lotteries were an early nineteenth century system of land redistribution in Georgia. Under this system, white male citizens could register for a chance to win lots of land that had (and in most cases recently) been taken from the Muscogee and the Cherokee Nation.

Detailed explanation-2: -These abuses led to the adoption of the lottery system in May, 1803 under governor John Milledge. The first lottery under the new system occurred in 1805. Almost 3/4 of the land in present-day Georgia was distributed under this lottery system.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Georgia legislatures passed and the governor George Mathews signed the Yazoo Act in 1795. This act allowed Georgia to sell large areas of its western lands to four private companies.