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The system granted acreage to those willing to travel to Jamestown?
headright
System that allowed workers to move to the colonies by paying their passage in return for a promise to work?
The Headright System! Indentured Servitude
Who gained passage to the colonies in return for work?
indentured servants, they had to work for 7 years or so.
How did the planters get their indentured servants?
Using the headright system, people in England 100s of acres of land in America by becoming indentured servants for a period of time, usually 7 years. These indentured servants were most often used by the plantation owners in Virginia initially.
What system gave 50 acres of land to colonists who paid their own way to Virginia?
the system was called the headright system.
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What did sir Edwin sandys hope for when he set the headright system and indentured servitude in Jamestown?
more money for the Virginia company---apex
Who helped develope the policies of the headright system and indentured servitude?
edwin sandys
Who helped develop the policies of the headright system and indentured servitude?
Edwin Sandys
Who came up with the idea for the headright system?
Edwin Sandys
What did Edwin Sandy's hope for when he set up the headright system and indentured servitude in Jamestown?
more money for the Virginia company---apex
How did indentured servitude in the Chesapeake?
The headright system. :)
Who expected to receive land under the headright system?
An indentured servant
What system allowed people to free passage to the colonies in return for a promise to work?
The Headright System! Indentured Servitude
How did the headright system encourage indentured servitude?
It promised indentured servants "freedom dues" and sometimes a plot of land.
The system granted acreage to those willing to travel to Jamestown?
headright
What system granted acreage to those willing to travel to Jamestown?
headright
To encourage settlers to come to jamestown the headright system offered them?
Land.
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