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Land ownership in England was not available to most people at the time that the colonies were being settled. Most of the land was in the hands of those who held hereditary titles under the Crown.

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Because the amount of land you owned pretty much determined your wealth. Someone who owned a lot of land was seen as an upper class man and more respected.

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