Question

What did the headright system do

Answer 1

a legal grant of land to settlers

Answer 2

Answer:

The headright system legally acquired land for colonist in Virginia

Explanation:

1618, that was when the headright system started in colonial Virginia, this a system of land acquisition by paying for passage to Virginia. A Group of settlers who were running a shortage of labor introduces the headright system to cater for their labor needs in their plantations.

How Headright System Works

• 50 acres of land were given to each immigrant who paid their passage to the colonies.
• A colonist could earn an additional 50 acres for an extra  person brought to the colonies.

• Settlers sometimes pay for  other people to come to Virginia in return for their service.  This in return brought them a very large amount of land.