Question

What is the Headright System?

Answer 1

a system in which a new settler would be given land and transportation in exchange for working the land for a set number of years

Answer 2

The headright system was originally created in 1618 in Jamestown, Virginia. It was used as a way to attract new settlers to the region and address the labor shortage. With the emergence of tobacco farming, a large supply of workers was needed. New settlers who paid their way to Virginia received 50 acres of land.

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