I believe the correct answer would be Egypt
In Virginia it is stated that every settle who paid their fare to get to Virginia across the Atlantic was given a grant of 50 acres of land under the "headright" system. The "headright" system was first used by Virginia Company of London and was of crucial importance for the expansion and the development of the original 13 colonies in the New World. They were willing to do this in order to get new people to populate the colonies.
Ship building gave them more power on the waters.
The final result was the Jones Act of 1917, which converted the citizens of Puerto Rico into Americans, although not as a full-fledged non-State: they do not vote in the presidential elections and the laws passed by their government-elected for the first time by Puerto Ricans in 1948 - they can be vetoed by the United States.
In fact, although the Jones Act granted Puerto Rican civil rights (and also obligations, such as being part of the US military conscription: 20,000 Puerto Rican soldiers fought in World War I), the United States continued and continues to maintain control over its affairs. fiscal, economic, military, postal, etc.
They also committed to work in the territory of the Philippines so they can be independent.
A worker in a contract for a certain amount of time, they would usually have to work for three to seven years.
