Tobacco plantation owners paid for the voyages of laborers coming from Europe.
Indentured servants were an important part of the system.
Encomienda system
It was introduced by Spanish colonists.
Officers received grants in the form of American Indians.
Conversion to Christianity was an important part of the system.
Explanation:
The encomienda system was established by the Spanish colonists to organize the American Indian labor through encomenderos that received grants of some Indians, from whom they could demand a tribute in the form of gold or labor. Although the encomenderos were expected to Christianize the Indians, the encomienda was used to enslave the Indians and steal their lands.
The headright system was established in 1618 by the Virginia company to attract settlers to Jamestown by granting those who paid their own passage to Virginia, and each family member, 50 acres of land.
