What was the headright system? A system where migrants were bound to a colonial employer in exchange for passage to the Americas A set of laws that established the hereditary nature of slavery An agreement allowing the unconverted offspring of church members to baptize children A guarantee of fifty acres of land for anyone who paid a laborer's way to the Americas

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What was the headright system? A system where migrants were bound to a colonial employer in exchange for passage to the Americas A set of laws that established the hereditary nature of slavery An agreement allowing the unconverted offspring of church members to baptize children A guarantee of fifty acres of land for anyone who paid a laborer's way to the Americas

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Answer: A guarantee of fifty acres of land for anyone who paid a laborer's way to the Americas.

Explanation: Headright system wa first created in 1618 in Virginia United States. Individuals that sponsors a person to come to united states are given fifty arces of land. headright system was a way to attract new settlers and increase number of laborers to work in farms.