| # | Term | Definition | From Set |
| 1 |
headright system |
The Virginia Company's system in which settlers and the family members who came with them each received 50 acres of land |
chapter 2 |
| 2 |
Headright System |
if you had a certain amount of land with a certain amount of workers for four years, you could keep the land. |
APUSH Section 1 |
| 3 |
headright system |
system in which anyone who paid for their own or anothers passage to verginia recived 50 acres of land |
2.2 |
| 4 |
headright system |
the virgina companys system |
History |
| 5 |
headright system |
established by Virginia Company, each settler received a single headright (50 acres) of land , encouraged family groups to migrate together because it meant larger landholdings for the family, any settler who paid passage for another immigrant would get an additional headright for each new arrival - the rich began importing laborers |
AP US History Chap 2 |
| 6 |
Headright system |
Parcels of land consisting of about 50 acres were given to colonists who brought indentured servants into America. They were used by the Virginia Company to attract more colonists |
APUSH Unit 1 People, Places, Things |
| 7 |
headright system |
the Virginia Company's policy of granting 50 acres of land to each settler and to each family member who accompanied him |
History Vocabulary (chapter 2 sections 1-4) |
| 8 |
Headright system |
Headrights were parcels of land consisting of about 50 acres which were given to colonists who brought indentured servants into America. They were used by the Virginia Company to attract more colonists. |
APUSH The American Colonies |
| 9 |
headright system |
if people paid there way to america got 50 arces and 50 more for every person they brought |
SS TEST |
| 10 |
Headright system |
1618 ;50 acres of land for people who buy a passage for someone so they can come to VA |
APUSH Unit 1 IDs |
| 11 |
headright system |
system in which for every indentured contract that one bought, they received 50 acres of land; frustrates indentured servants |
Unit 1 identification |
| 12 |
Headright System |
Encouraged importation of servant workers; whoever paid passage of a laborer received right to acquire 50 acres of land. |
APUSH |
| 13 |
Headright System |
Encouraged importation of servant workers; whoever paid passage of a laborer received right to acquire 50 acres of land. |
American Rev. |
| 14 |
headright system |
a land grant to end labor shortages for people who paid for indentured servants |
us history 2 and 3 |
| 15 |
Headright System |
a system that allowed every colonist 50 acres of land for every person brought from England |
Age of Exploration & the 13 Colonies (Set II) |
| 16 |
Headright System |
colonists who payed their way to the new world recieved 50 acres of land |
Call to Freedom, Chap. 3-4, Review Sheet Vocab. |
| 17 |
Headright System |
promised 50 acres of land to those who would settle the colony |
Chapter 1 |
| 18 |
headright system |
used to entice new workers, this system, where 50 acre grants of land were given to each arriving settler of Jamestown, was developed by the Virginia Company, who needed workers for planting tobacco, land often went to those who paid their passage |
APUSH Ch2 |
| 19 |
Headright System |
used by English colonies granting land to the person who purchased passage to the colony from England |
GHSGT Prep Vocab 1 |
| 20 |
Headright system |
Headrights were parcels of land consisting of about 50 acres which were given to colonists who brought indentured servants into America. They were used by the Virginia Company to attract more colonists. |
Colonial America |
| 21 |
Headright system |
Headrights were parcels of land consisting of about 50 acres which were given to colonists who brought indentured servants into America. They were used by the Virginia Company to attract more colonists. |
1-50 |
| 22 |
Headright system |
way to attract immigrants; gave 50 acres of land to anyone who paid their way and/or any plantation owner that paid an immigrants way; mainly a system in the southern colonies. |
Chapter 4 |
| 23 |
Headright system |
The Virginia Company's system in which settlers and the family members who came with them each received 50 acres of land |
history terms |
| 24 |
Headright System |
A land policy created in Virginia and Maryland designed to encourage settlement by providing 50 acres of land to anyone who would pay for someone else to come and settle in the colony |
SAT II US HISTORY |
| 25 |
headright system |
head of household gets free land, incentive to colonize |
CCCCD HIST 1301 |
| 26 |
Headright System |
The "headright" system was meant to encourage the importation of indentured srevants to the Virginia and Maryland colonies during the 1600's. According to the "headright" system, anyone who hired an indentured servant had the right to recieve fifty acres of land. |
Chapter 4: American Life in the Seventeenth Century |
| 27 |
Headright system |
System created in Virginia and Maryland to encourage the importation of indentured servants, giving whoever paid the servant's transatlantic passage the right to fifty additional acres of land. |
Ch. 4 American Life in the Seventeenth Century |
| 28 |
headright system |
gave sponsers 50 acres of land to each laborer brought to Jamestown |
Unit 1 Quiz |
| 29 |
Headright System |
tbd |
Unit 1 - Colonial America, 1492-1756 |
| 30 |
Headright system |
the system where the virginia company provided 50 acres for everyone who came to the colony |
Chapter 2 Vocab |
| 31 |
Headright System |
system by virginia company to get settlers to sponser other settlers in return they get 50 acres |
History Study Gd. 2 |
| 32 |
headright system |
this system gave 50 acres of land to anyone willing to bring an indentured servant to the new world |
chapter 4 (us) |
| 33 |
Headright System |
Colonist in Jamestown pays fees for travel to America in exchange for 7 years of labor |
US History Chapter 2 |
| 34 |
Headright system |
System in which new settlers who bought a share in the Virginia Company or paid for their passage to America were granted 50 acres of land. They were given 50 mroe acres for each family member over 15 years old and for each servant they brought to Virginia. |
Ch. 2 Key Terms |