Yazoo land fraud

As a result of the Yazoo Land Fraud, Georgia's capital was moved from Louisville to Milledgeville.

The controversy surrounding the Yazoo Land Fraud took years to resolve and eventually involved the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Dahlonega gold rush of 1829 drew thousands of white settlers into north Georgia and resulted in the loss of Cherokee territory.

As a result of the Yazoo Land Fraud, the western boundary of Georgia was moved from the Mississippi River to the Chattahoochee River.

The federal gov’t wanted to set that land aside for the Indian population.

The state did not have the millions of dollars needed to buy the land from Spain.

The state could not claim the land because the General Assembly illegally sold it to private companies.

The federal gov’t paid millions to settle the land fraud and agreed to remove the Creeks from the state.

claimed land that had been acquired illegally

took land from the Native Americans by force

made illegal treaties with the Native Americans

bribed legislators so they could buy land cheaply

MIssissippi River

Ogeechee River

Savannah River

Chattahoochee River