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What was the significance of the Yazoo Land Act?

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Yeoman farmers and speculators were eager to move into this land. The Georgia government promised land to both individuals and speculators–more land than they actually had to give. The Yazoo Land Act was passed to try and fix this problem.

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The Yazoo land fraud was one of the most significant events in the post–Revolutionary War (1775-83) history of Georgia. The bizarre climax to a decade of frenzied speculation in the state's public lands, the Yazoo sale of 1795 did much to shape Georgia politics and to strain relations with the federal government for a generation.

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