USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Cries of bribery and corruption accompanied the Yazoo Act as it made its way to final passage. Angry Georgians protested the sale in petitions and street demonstrations. Despite the swelling opposition, the Yazoo companies completed their purchases.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1802, because of the ongoing controversy, Georgia ceded all of its claims to lands west of its modern border to the U.S. government. In exchange the government paid cash and assumed the legal liabilities.

Detailed explanation-3: -The issue made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court where the issue was finally resolved. As a result of the Yazoo Land Fraud, Georgia lost all of its western lands between the Chattahoochee and Mississippi Rivers. The federal government paid Georgia $1.25 million for theses disputed lands between in Georgia.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which fact provides the BEST evidence to support the conclusion that the Yazoo Land Fraud was one of the most influential factors in the establishment of Georgia’s borders? As a result of the Yazoo Land Fraud, the western boundary of Georgia was moved from the Mississippi River to the Chattahoochee River.