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The '''Yazoo lands''' were the central and western regions of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], when its western border stretched back to the [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]].<ref name=pickett>{{cite book|last=Pickett|first=Albert James|title=History of Alabama and incidentally of Georgia and Mississippi, from the earliest period|url=https://archive.org/details/historyalabamaa00pickgoog|year=1851|publisher=Walker and James|location=Charleston|pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyalabamaa00pickgoog/page/n432 408]–428}}</ref> The Yazoo lands were named for the [[Yazoo people|Yazoo]] nation, that lived on the lower course of the [[Yazoo River|Yazoo]], in what is now [[Mississippi]]. |
The '''Yazoo lands''' were the central and western regions of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], when its western border stretched back to the [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]].<ref name=pickett>{{cite book|last=Pickett|first=Albert James|title=History of Alabama and incidentally of Georgia and Mississippi, from the earliest period|url=https://archive.org/details/historyalabamaa00pickgoog|year=1851|publisher=Walker and James|location=Charleston|pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyalabamaa00pickgoog/page/n432 408]–428}}</ref> The Yazoo lands were named for the [[Yazoo people|Yazoo]] nation, that lived on the lower course of the [[Yazoo River|Yazoo]], in what is now [[Mississippi]]. |
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The Yazoo lands would later become large portions of the present-day states of [[Alabama]] and Mississippi, |
The Yazoo lands would later become large portions of the present-day states of [[Alabama]] and Mississippi, along with portions of [[Spanish West Florida]], which became the lower third of each state, and a narrow northern strip of land claimed by [[South Carolina]] in the [[Treaty of Beaufort]] that also stretched westward to the river, which became the two states' border counties with [[Tennessee]].<ref name=pickett/> |
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In the 1790s, the Yazoo lands were the subject of a major political [[scandal]] in the state of Georgia, called the [[Yazoo land scandal]]. It led to Georgia's cession of the land to the [[U.S. government]] in the [[Compact of 1802]].<ref name=pickett/><ref>{{cite web|title=The Pine Barrens Speculation and Yazoo Land Fraud|url=http://www.aboutnorthgeorgia.com/ang/The_Pine_Barrens_Speculation_and_Yazoo_Land_Fraud|publisher=About North Georgia|access-date=July 27, 2013|archive-date=November 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103193838/http://www.aboutnorthgeorgia.com/ang/The_Pine_Barrens_Speculation_and_Yazoo_Land_Fraud|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
In the 1790s, the Yazoo lands were the subject of a major political [[scandal]] in the state of Georgia, called the [[Yazoo land scandal]]. It led to Georgia's cession of the land to the [[U.S. government]] in the [[Compact of 1802]].<ref name=pickett/><ref>{{cite web|title=The Pine Barrens Speculation and Yazoo Land Fraud|url=http://www.aboutnorthgeorgia.com/ang/The_Pine_Barrens_Speculation_and_Yazoo_Land_Fraud|publisher=About North Georgia|access-date=July 27, 2013|archive-date=November 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103193838/http://www.aboutnorthgeorgia.com/ang/The_Pine_Barrens_Speculation_and_Yazoo_Land_Fraud|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:20, 20 February 2024
The Yazoo lands were the central and western regions of the U.S. state of Georgia, when its western border stretched back to the Mississippi.[1] The Yazoo lands were named for the Yazoo nation, that lived on the lower course of the Yazoo, in what is now Mississippi.
The Yazoo lands would later become large portions of the present-day states of Alabama and Mississippi, along with portions of Spanish West Florida, which became the lower third of each state, and a narrow northern strip of land claimed by South Carolina in the Treaty of Beaufort that also stretched westward to the river, which became the two states' border counties with Tennessee.[1]
In the 1790s, the Yazoo lands were the subject of a major political scandal in the state of Georgia, called the Yazoo land scandal. It led to Georgia's cession of the land to the U.S. government in the Compact of 1802.[1][2]
See also
- Comancheria
- Historic regions of the United States
- Huronia (region)
- Lenapehoking
- Mississippi Territory
- Pine Barrens speculation
References
- ^ a b c Pickett, Albert James (1851). History of Alabama and incidentally of Georgia and Mississippi, from the earliest period. Charleston: Walker and James. pp. 408–428.
- ^ "The Pine Barrens Speculation and Yazoo Land Fraud". About North Georgia. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
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