Name__________________________________________________________Date_________________________________
Land Policies in Georgia
Headright System
Land Lotteries
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Granted between _________ and
_____________ acres to
___________ of families
Gaining land allowed men to gain
_______________
______________ came looking for
fertile farmland
Ranchers came to search for areas
for their _____________________
Farmers and ranchers got their
_________________ started
through this system
Most grants given to
____________________________
________________________
Practice that led to
__________________________
- distributed land
previously owned by
__________________
__________________
- systems for
distributing ________
- increased the
__________________
of Georgia
- only certain people
were granted
__________
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Factors that determine eligibility
o _____________________
o _____________________
o _____________________
o _____________________
Restricted to
o _____________________
o _____________________
o _____________________
Land cost _________________
per acre
Now, almost any man could
become a __________________
___________________ and
_________________ began to be
distributed more evenly among
white men
Agriculture shifted from small
farms to ____________________
_________________________
Name________________________________________________________________Date___________________________________
Land Policies: Land Lotteries and the Headright System
Headright System
Land Lotteries
Both