1833 Fractions Lottery facts for kids
The 1833 Fractions Lottery was the last of the Georgia Land Lotteries. These lotteries were a system used by the U.S. state of Georgia between 1805 and 1833. Their purpose was to give land taken from the Cherokee and Muscogee peoples to white settlers.
This lottery was approved by the Georgia General Assembly on December 24, 1832. It gave away land that was originally Cherokee territory. It also included 22 land lots that had not been given away in earlier lotteries.
What Was the 1833 Fractions Lottery?
The 1833 Fractions Lottery was the eighth and final land lottery in Georgia. It was a way for the state government to divide and give away land. This land had belonged to Native American tribes, mainly the Cherokee and Muscogee.
Why Were There "Fractional" Lots?
The land lots in this lottery were different sizes. Many were called "fractional lots." These were smaller than 100 acres. They came from 60 land districts and 33 gold districts in Georgia.
Fractional lots happened because the land boundaries were not straight or regular. This made it hard to measure them into perfect square lots. So, these leftover, oddly shaped pieces of land were put into the 1833 lottery.
When Did the Drawings Happen?
The drawings for the 1833 Fractions Lottery took place in December 1833.
- Land lots were drawn on December 6 and 7.
- Gold lots were drawn a few days later, from December 9 to 13.
