Name: ______________________________________________ Date: ___________________________ Period: ____________
The Headright System
Book Definition
Definition in Your Own Words
A system of distributing land by which each white male
as the “head” of the family had the “right” to receive up
to 1,000 acres.
Example of Concept
Diagram or Picture
Who qualified for this system?
Why did the qualifications change?
Yazoo Land Fraud (Allocation By Price)
Book Definition
Definition in Your Own Words
The sale of western land to four land companies after
the governor and members of the General Assembly
had been bribed.
Example of Concept
What type of situations did people face as a result of the Yazoo
Land Fraud?
Who suffered as a result of the Yazoo land fraud?
Who benefitted from the land fraud?
Diagram or Picture
Land Lottery System
Book Definition
Definition in Your Own Words
A system of distributing land by which qualifying
citizens could register for a chance to win a lot of land
that formerly belonged to the Creek and Cherokee.
Example of Concept
Who benefited from this system?
Who suffered as a result of this system?
Diagram or Picture