USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-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: -Most headright grants were for 1 to 1, 000 acres of land, and were given to anyone willing to cross the Atlantic Ocean and help populate the colonial America. Headrights were granted to anyone who would pay for the transportation costs of a laborer or indentured servant.

Detailed explanation-4: -He sought to reward investors and so distributed 100 acres of land to each adventurer. He also distributed 50 acres to each person who paid his or her own way and 50 acres more for each additional person they brought along. This was known as the Virginia headright system.

Detailed explanation-5: -A headright refers to a legal grant of land given to settlers during the European colonization of the Americas. Headright is most notable for its role in the expansion of the Thirteen Colonies; the Virginia Company gave headright to settlers, and the Plymouth Company followed.