Difference between revisions of "Georgia Land Lotteries"
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*[http://sos.ga.gov/index.php/archives/land_lottery_records%20 Georgia Land Lotteries] from the state of [[Georgia Archives]] | *[http://sos.ga.gov/index.php/archives/land_lottery_records%20 Georgia Land Lotteries] from the state of [[Georgia Archives]] | ||
| − | *[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~gatroup2/georgia_1805landlottery.htm 1805 Georgia Land Lottery] | + | *[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~gatroup2/georgia_1805landlottery.htm 1805 Georgia Land Lottery] |
| − | *[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~gatroup2/georgia_1807landlottery.htm 1807 Georgia Land Lottery] | + | *[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~gatroup2/georgia_1807landlottery.htm 1807 Georgia Land Lottery] |
*[http://ngeorgia.com/history/lotteries.html Georgia Land Lottery] from ngeorgia.com | *[http://ngeorgia.com/history/lotteries.html Georgia Land Lottery] from ngeorgia.com | ||
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/galand.htm Land Lottery Records] from rootsweb.com/~usgenweb | *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/galand.htm Land Lottery Records] from rootsweb.com/~usgenweb | ||
Revision as of 10:18, 19 October 2020
About About Georgia Cherokee Land Lottery[1]
The Georgia land lotteries were an early nineteenth century system of land redistribution in Georgia. Under this system, white male citizens could register for a chance to win lots of land that had (and in most cases recently) been forcibly taken from the Creek Indians and the Cherokee Nation.[2][3]
Land Spaces
Land lots were surveyed in five different sizes based on the perceived quality of the land. In 1805, land lots were 202.5 acres (0.8 km2) and 490 acres (2.0 km2). In 1807, land lots were 202.5 acres (0.8 km2). In 1820, land lots were 250 acres (1.0 km2) and 490 acres (2.0 km2). In 1821, land lots were 202.5 acres (0.8 km2). In the 1832 Land Lottery area, land lots were 160 acres (0.6 km2), while in the 1832 Gold Lottery area, land lots were 40 acres (0.2 km2).
Lotteries
- 1805 Land Lottery — This encompassed Creek Indian lands just west of the Oconee River ceded to the state in 1802 and a small strip of land in the southeast section of the state.
- 1807 Land Lottery — Included additional Creek lands.
- 1820 Land Lottery — After the Creek War (1814), President Jackson demanded from the Creeks an immense area of land which would become the southern third of the entire state of Georgia. A second section of land in northeast Georgia was included. This other, smaller section defined the eastern end of the Cherokee Nation for 12 years.
- 1821 Land Lottery — Further Creek cessions which included the future site of Atlanta.
- 1827 Land Lottery — Signaled the end of the Creek Indians in Georgia.
- 1832 Land Lottery — This lottery, along with the 1832 Gold Lottery, gave the Cherokee Nation to Georgia settlers. Sparked the "Trail of Tears."
- 1832 Gold Lottery — By the time of the gold lottery the Georgia Gold Rush was already beginning to wind down. The state did not guarantee that gold existed on the lots given away.
- 1833 Fractions Lottery — The State of Georgia held one final land lottery in December, 1833, to distribute fractions from the Cherokee territory and other remaining lots not drawn in previous lotteries.
Internal References
External References
- Georgia Land Lotteries from the state of Georgia Archives
- 1805 Georgia Land Lottery
- 1807 Georgia Land Lottery
- Georgia Land Lottery from ngeorgia.com
- Land Lottery Records from rootsweb.com/~usgenweb
- Land Lottery Records from georgiagenealogy.org
Referenaces
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgia_Land_Lotteries&action=submit
- ↑ "Land Lottery System". www.georgiaencyclopedia.org. Retrieved 2020-09-16.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "wikitext").
- ↑ Dwyer, Dustin. "What a massive land lottery in antebellum Georgia tells us about wealth and opportunity today". stateofopportunity.michiganradio.org. Retrieved 2020-09-16.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "wikitext").