Question

To entice settlers to Virginia, the Virginia Company established the headright system, which: (A) granted religious freedom. (B) provided land to settlers who paid their own and others’ passage. (C) brought slavery to the colony. (D) promised every single man a bride. (E) enslaved Indians.

Answer 1

Answer:

(B) provided land to settlers who paid their own and others’ passage.

Explanation:

• In order to entice settlers to Virginia, the  Virginia company established the headright system.
• In this system, people were given parcels of land in case they were willing to stay in Virginia then the bills were to be catered for later.
• This made settlers come in large numbers because of the promise to settle them.