Yazoo Land Fraud WebQuest
Follow the link and answer the following questions:
1. What year did the Yazoo land fraud take place?
2. Where were the “Yazoo lands?”
3. What did the state legislature do to “torpedo” the land deal? Why?
4. What were the provisions of the Yazoo Act?
5. Who was James Jackson?
6. What was the Rescinding Act?
7. How was the state constitution revised?
8. What happened in 1802?
9. What was the court’s decision in the Fletcher v Peck decision?
10. Explain how did Yazoo lead to the Trail of Tears?