Headright system – Flashcards
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How was the headright system practiced?
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If you paid for someones travel to the new world, they work for you for 7 years and you get 100 acres of land
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How did people benefit from the system?
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Some got free travel and others got more land and workers.
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Who were the people who took advantage of this called?
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The people who had their passage paid are called Indentured Servants.
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Who were the people who took advantage of this called?
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The people who had their passage paid are called Indentured Servants.
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How long did they have to work for the person who paid passage?
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Indentured servants had to work 6-7 years.
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What did they do after the debt was paid?
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The Indentured servants were able to get their own land.
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Who was Nathaniel Bacon? What did he do and why?
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Nathaniel led a rebellion into native territory for better land than Piedmont.
