Question

In 1795, Georgia’s governor and legislators were bribed into selling public lands in the western part of the state to four private land companies. The controversy that became one of the largest land scandals in United States history was known as the

a) Land Plot Scandal
b) Yazoo Land Fraud Scandal
c) Trans-Oconee Republic Scandal
d) Dahlonega Gold Rush Scandal

Answer 1

The scandal about Georgia's governor and legislators being bribed to sell public lands in 1795 was known as the Yazoo Land Fraud Scandal. Hence, the correct answer is option .

Step-by-step explanation:

In 1795, the controversy that became known as one of the largest land scandals in United States history was the Yazoo Land Fraud Scandal. Georgia’s governor and legislators were bribed into selling public lands in the western part of the state to four private land companies, sparking widespread outrage over government corruption.

This event is emblematic of the frenzied land speculation and acquisition that characterized the early United States, including the orderly transfer of public land to citizens, as well as other land laws enacted to encourage settlement and address land distribution, such as the Land Law of 1796 and the Ordinance of 1785.