Georgia Land Lotteries
| June 26, 1806 |
Georgia's first land lottery (1805) proved so successful that a second land lottery was enacted to be held in 1807
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Georgia Land Lotteries |
| December 15, 1818 |
The Third Georgia Land Lottery is authorized. It is held in 1820
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Georgia Land Lotteries |
| May 15, 1821 |
The Fourth Georgia Land Lottery is authorized. It is held the same year
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Georgia Land Lotteries |
| June 9, 1825 |
The Fifth Georgia Land Lottery is authorized. It is held in 1827
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Georgia Land Lotteries |
| December 21, 1830 |
The Sixth Georgia Land Lottery, sometimes called the Cherokee Georgia lottery, is authorized by the General Assembly. The major difference between this lottery and the preceding five lotteries is that Georgia did not have a claim to the land it was giving away: The Cherokee had never ceded it.
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Cobb County, Georgia |
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Georgia Land Lotteries |
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Cherokee County, Georgia |
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Lumpkin County, Georgia |
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Dawson County, Georgia |
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Union County, Georgia |
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Whitfield County, Georgia |
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Floyd County, Georgia |
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Walker County, Georgia |
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Cass County, Georgia |
| December 24, 1831 |
Georgia Gold Lottery enacted. This lottery, whose enabling act and drawing dates were different than the Sixth Georgia Land Lottery is, for some reason, frequently combined with the earlier lottery. It is, in fact, totally separate
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Cobb County, Georgia |
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Georgia Land Lotteries |
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Lumpkin County, Georgia |
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Cherokee County, Georgia |
| November 24, 1832 |
Start of the sixth land lottery. Georgia did not own the land it was giving to settlers
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Cobb County, Georgia |
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Georgia Land Lotteries |
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Original Cherokee County |
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Gilmer County, Georgia |
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Cherokee County, Georgia |
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Cass County, Georgia |
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Floyd County, Georgia |
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Walker County, Georgia |
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Union County, Georgia |
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Forsyth County, Georgia |
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Murray County, Georgia |
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Lumpkin County, Georgia |
| December 29, 1835 |
Members of the Ridge or Treaty Party sign the Treaty of New Echota, without the approval of the Cherokee National Council.
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Georgia Land Lotteries |
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Original Cherokee County |
Seven times the state of Georgia held lotteries to distribute land ceded or stolen from the Creek and Cherokee. Each of the lotteries was open to males who paid a minimal amount to enter the lottery. The fee was waived for men who fought for Georgia during the American Revolution.
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