Between 1805 and 1833, Georgia sold almost 75% of the state to about 100,000 families and individuals for a few pennies. What was this system of land distribution called?

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Josiah Webster

4 March, 23:55

Between 1805 and 1833, Georgia sold almost 75% of the state to about 100,000 families and individuals for a few pennies. What was this system of land distribution called?

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Kendra Hood · Answer 1

Between 1805 and 1833, the state of Georgia conducted eight land lotteries (one each ... three-quarters of the state to about 100,000 families and individuals for ... allowing a few men to gain land, slaves, and wealth while leaving the ... which sold almost 60 percent of the land in present-day Alabama and ...