•georgia sold 40,000,000 acres of land for $500,000 to the georgia-mississippi company, mississippi company, and the tennessee

•many georgia politicians were stockholders in the companies buying the land.

•the land was then re-sold for full profit, with massive payoffs to the georgia politicians involved in the original sale.

these statements are all referring to

a.)the land lottery

b.)the yazoo

c.)the teapot dome scandal

d.)the pine barrens speculation scandal.

*hint: most agree it was the worst scandal in georgia history.