What was the significance of the 'Headright System' in the English colonies?
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Correct answer: It gave 50 acres to anyone who funded their own or another's passage to Virginia
This system was designed to solve the labor shortage in the tobacco-growing Chesapeake. It encouraged the migration of wealthy settlers who brought indentured servants, leading to the development of a plantation-based economy.
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