Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1795 <<Previous year    Next year>> Georgia History Navidater Century 000's 1400's 1500's 1600's 1700's 1800's 1900's 2000's Decade 1700's 1710's 1720's 1730's 1740's 1750's 1760's 1770's 1780's 1790's Year 1790 1791 1792 1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799 January 2, 1795 Amended version of the Yazoo Act passed by the Georgia House   Yazoo Land Fraud January 3, 1795 Amended version of the Yazoo Act passed by the Georgia Senate   Yazoo Land Fraud January 7, 1795 Governor George Mathews signs into law a bill that agrees to sell almost 40 million acres to speculators at the starting the Yazoo Land Fraud. This corrupt deal led to the downfall of many popular politicians of the day.   Yazoo Land Fraud   Georgia headright grants   James Gunn January 13, 1795 Land is deeded to The Georgia Company, The Georgia-Mississippi Company, The Tennessee Company and the Upper Mississippi Company under the corrupt Yazoo Act. Georgia Governor George Mathews signs the deed.   Yazoo Land Fraud   Fletcher v. Peck February 7, 1795 Ratification of the 11th Amendment is complete.   Chisholm v. Georgia February 17, 1795 President George Washington, speaking about the Yazoo Land Act states "...These acts embrace an object of such magnitude and in their consequences may so deeply affect the peace and welfare of the United States..."   Yazoo Land Fraud   George Washington February 23, 1795 The U. S. Congress denounces the Yazoo Land Act   Yazoo Land Fraud August 7, 1795 Treaty of New York   Treaty of New York August 22, 1795 During the Yazoo Land Fraud, James Gunn, Mathew M'Allister, George Walker, Zachariah Cox, Jacob Walburger, William Longstreet and Wade Hampton, by deed, convey a portion of the Georgia Company's land to James Greenleaf. Greenleaf's later sale of the land results in the landmark U. S. Supreme Court ruling, Fletcher v. Peck.   James Gunn   Yazoo Land Fraud   Fletcher v. Peck October 27, 1795 Treaty of San Lorenzo or Pinckney's Treaty is signed, The treaty established the northern border of West Florida as being the 31st parallel December 11, 1795 The Georgia Union Company is added to the Yazoo Act   Yazoo Land Fraud The best search in Georgia History Georgia History Navidater Century 000's 1400's 1500's 1600's 1700's 1800's 1900's 2000's Decade 1700's 1710's 1720's 1730's 1740's 1750's 1760's 1770's 1780's 1790's Year 1790 1791 1792 1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799
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