European Colonization

AP US History· difficulty 4/5

The headright system in Virginia gave

  • A

    50 acres of land to anyone who paid the passage of an immigrant

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  • B

    Land grants only to slave owners proportional to enslaved holdings

  • C

    Land grants only to titled English nobles holding royal patents

  • D

    Free land to all settlers regardless of who paid for their passage

Explanation

Wealthy planters acquired vast estates by paying for many indentured servants' passage.

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