The leader of the business men, James Gunn, arranged for payments of money and land to legislators, state officials, newspaper editors, and other influential Georgians. Georgia's most important leaders were given money in exchange for agreeing to the sale. After hearing about the Yazoo Act, the people of Georgia began crying bribery and corruption. Angry Georgians protested the sale in petitions and street protests. Despite the protests, the business men completed their purchase of Yazoo Land.
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