Question

What was the 'headright system'?

A. paid passage to the Americas


B. fifty acres of land in return for bringing a servant over to the English colonies


C. All indentured servants were next in line for their masters' land


D. Powerful lords granted vassals control of land

Answer 1

b would be the right answer

Answer 2

Fifty acres of land in return for bringing a servant over to the English colonies