Governor Jared Irwin signed the law and arranged for the destruction of records connected with the sale. The burning of the Yazoo Act took place on the grounds of the capitol building in Louisville,the state capital from until Image by Stephanie C. Your email address will not be published. Circa Mr. The Yazoo land fraud was one of the most significant events in the post—Revolutionary War history of Georgia.
The bizarre climax to a decade…. The following year he led a successful effort in the Georgia legislature to pass the Yazoo Rescinding Act, which nullified the corrupt land sales. The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print.
Requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource should be submitted to the Hargrett Manuscript and Rare Book Library at the University of Georgia. This lithograph, originally published in The American Gazetter , shows the land purchased by each company in what is known today as the Yazoo land fraud.
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Originally published Sep 12, Last edited Jun 8, Article Feedback Why are you reaching out to us? Share this Article. Facebook Twitter Email. Share this Snippet. Star Featured Content. Hank Aaron Baseball. Senator James Jackson, a Republican from Georgia, learned of the circumstances surrounding the sale of the land, he resigned his seat in Congress and returned home to run for a seat in the Georgia Legislature in He also helped other anti-Yazoo candidates to win legislative seats to gain control of the Georgia Legislature.
Jackson and a number of other men took over the seats of the corrupt politicians in , and a new governor was elected — Jared Irwin, who was also appalled by the Yazoo Act. The new politicians manipulated grand jury presentments and newspapers and worked hard to overturn the sale.
After holding hearings that substantiated the corruption charges, Jackson dictated the terms of the Rescinding Act, which was signed by Governor Irwin, who made a public statement by burning a copy of the Yazoo Act on the grounds of the capitol.
Jackson then arranged the public destruction of records associated with the sale and ensured that state officials tainted by Yazoo scandal were denied reelection. In , Jackson won the election for governor and proceeded to implement the legislation required to follow through with the Rescinding Act by making a revision of the state constitution. In the meantime, the four companies who had purchased the land in had sold the vast majority of the acreage to both people who wanted it or had already settled the land, as well as land speculators.
The state refunded the money to people that had purchased acreage, but many refused to accept it, preferring to keep it. Over the next years, the case would end up in the courts when numerous lawsuits were brought. Because of the ongoing controversy, Georgia ceded all of its claims to lands west of its modern-day border to the U. The government then established Mississippi Territory and all Native American titles to reserved lands were extinguished.
At this time, the Yazoo Land Fraud became a national issue. Washington D.
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