____ reaped the greatest benefit from the land policies of the "headright" system.

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The headright system, which gave anyone who paid for their own or someone else's passage to Virginia 50 acres of land, primarily benefited the well-off planters who could afford to bring large numbers of indentured servants and/or African slaves to work the land. This allowed the planters to amass even larger landholdings and increase their economic power. Small farmers and indentured servants did benefit from the system in some ways, but not to the same extent as the wealthy planters.

____ Reaped the Greatest Benefit from the Land Policies of the "Headright