Sunday, November 6, 2011

How does it end?

In 1802, commissioners from Georgia, including Jackson, transferred the land and the Yazoo claims to the federal government. The United States government paid Georgia $1.25 million for the land and agreed to end Native Americans' claims to land in Georgia. The business men who originally bought the Yazoo land wanted their money back, but Georgia refused. The business men sued Georgia, and in 1814, Congress gave $5 million from the proceeds of new Yazoo land sales to the business men.

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