Question

In Virginia, colonists who could pay their way across the Atlantic were granted 50 acres of land to lease for a modest rental fee. The term for such an arrangement was called

a. land assurance.
b. headright.
c. indenturing.
d. land granting.

Answer 1

The term for such an arrangement was called "headright". These arrangements constituted an "everyone wins" situation since European countries needed settlers to establish trade.