USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

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: -The headright system referred to a grant of land, usually fifty acres per immigrant sponsored, given to landowners throughout the thirteen colonies. The headright system originated in Jamestown, Virginia Colony in 1618, but eventually spread to the other colonies.

Detailed explanation-4: -Overview of the headright system The disproportion that existed between the amount of land available and the population led to a situation with a low supply of labor, resulting in the growth of indentured servitude and slavery. The headright system also served to attract new settlers.