The US Congress voted to give him $ 200,000 ( the same amount he had given the colonies in 1778 ) , US citizenship , and the Lafayette Land Grant , of land that today includes large portions of Tallahassee .
The US Congress voted to give him $ 200,000 ( the same amount he had given the colonies in 1778 ) , US citizenship , and the Lafayette Land Grant , 36 sqmi of land that today includes large portions of Tallahassee .