Why did Georgia's leaders begin the land lottery system following the American Revolution?

Group of answer choices

It began as a way for large companies to buy land that the Georgia government could not afford to protect.

It began as a way to redistribute American Indian lands that were taken by Georgia after the war.

It began as a way for white men of voting age to have access to newly aquired French territories.

It began as a way to reward veterans of the Revolution with free land for their contributions to the war effort.

It began as a way for white men of voting age to have access to newly aquired French territories.

Explanation: I just took a test on this. After the Yazoo Land Fraud, citizens were angry so they then made land lottery. It was a fair way for people (for white men and families only) to obtain land.

Georgia's leaders began the land lottery system following the American Revolution because it began as a way for white men of voting age to have access to newly acquired French territories.

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

In order to balance the distribution of land that was earlier concentrated into the hands of only the rich people belonging to the elite class, the administration of Georgia decided to issue land lotteries.

These lotteries served to make sure that the poor white individuals get land of their own which they could use for subsistence. Around 100,000 families got benefited from this scheme of land lotteries.