Land distribution in Georgia

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Across
  1. 3. after this war the headright system was created.
  2. 5. this was the governing body the general assembly gave the yazoo lands to in 1802.
  3. 8. this is the land in between Georgia and the Mississippi.
  4. 9. the meaning of this word is to lie for personal gain.
  5. 10. this system gave white males were heads of housholds land.
Down
  1. 1. this was when the government disregarded the 1000 acre limit and sold land at a cheap price to 4 land companies.
  2. 2. this is when a government abuses their power or gets influenced by bribes.
  3. 4. this was the governing body responsible for the yazoo land fraud.
  4. 6. when the citizens found out about this act they burned it.
  5. 7. this system allowed white males and widows to a chance of earning land.