answersLogoWhite

0

Colonial America

User Avatar

Meda Jacobson

Lvl 10
2y ago
No Reviews
Leave the first rating

Rate this Study Guide:

Cards in this guide (5)
What did the headright system do

The Headright system began in the US state of Virginia.

The Headright system tried to solve the labor shortage problem. It was also a way to attract new colonists. Immigrant colonists were given one headright and could receive one more for each passage they paid for an additional immigrant.

The Headright system also led to too much distribution of land, increasing the tension between the Native Americans and the colonists. It also let to the increase of indentured servitude and slavery.

What was the joint stock company that started Virginia

the London stock company was a 'joint' stock company with the Virginia stock company

How did the Jamestown colony make money for the Virginia Company

Growing and selling tobacco

What was the goal of the first settlers in New England

Religious freedom

Why were North American settlements often founded by joint stock companies

It took many people to share the high costs.

Related study guides

What did sir Edwin Sandys hope for when he set up the headright system and indentured in Jamestown

What system allowed people free passage to the colonies in return for an agreement for work

Which European nation founded a settlement in jamestown

Which European country set up a trading center called New Amsterdam

➡️
See all cards
No Reviews

What did the headright system do

What was the joint stock company that started Virginia

How did the Jamestown colony make money for the Virginia Company

What was a common consequence of Sir Edwin Sandys system of indentured servitude

➡️
See all cards
No Reviews

Did Religion Bring colonists to America

Which was one of the first major problems in jamestown

Which European nation founded a settlement in jamestown

Why were North American settlements often founded by joint stock companies

➡️
See all cards
No Reviews

Why did European countries and stock companies establish the North American colonies

What did sir Edwin Sandys hope for when he set up the headright system and indentured in Jamestown

Why were North American settlements often founded by joint stock companies

The development of Spanish colonies in the New World was organized through what

➡️
See all cards
No Reviews

What was the purpose of the Jamestown colony

What did the headright system do

Results of French and Indian War

What was a common consequence of Sir Edwin Sandys system of indentured servitude

➡️
See all cards
No Reviews