Settlers often received 50 acres of land for each person whose passage they paid to America. This was known as
A) a special purpose grant.
B) an entailment.
C) the headright system.
D) planter's shares.

Question

Settlers often received 50 acres of land for each person whose passage they paid to America.  This was known as
A) a special purpose grant.
B) an entailment.
C) the headright system.
D) planter's shares.

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The headright system was a land grant program designed to attract settlers by offering them land (typically 50 acres) for each person whose passage to America they financed. This system was used primarily in the colonies of Virginia, Maryland, and other parts of the Southern Colonies.

Settlers Often Received 50 Acres of Land for Each Person