USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The head of a family was granted two hundred acres of land, together with fifty additional acres for each member of his family and for each slave up to ten. However, no family would be granted more than a thousand acres of farm land. This system of distributing farm land in Georgia was known as the Headright system.

Detailed explanation-2: -Among these laws was a provision that any person who settled in Virginia or paid for the transportation expenses of another person who settled in Virginia should be entitled to receive fifty acres of land for each immigrant. The right to receive fifty acres per person, or per head, was called a headright.

Detailed explanation-3: -Georgia legislatures passed and the governor George Mathews signed the Yazoo Act in 1795. This act allowed Georgia to sell large areas of its western lands to four private companies.

Detailed explanation-4: -The headright system grants between 200 and 1, 000 acres of land to the heads of families. By giving men land, they were able to obtain power. Farmers soon came looking for fertile farmland. Ranchers also flocked to Georgia in search of grazing areas for their livestock.

Detailed explanation-5: -Headrights were granted to anyone who would pay for the transportation costs of a laborer or indentured servant. These land grants usually consisted of 50 acres for someone newly moving to the area and 100 acres for people previously living in the area.