<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Look up headright in Wiktionary, the free dictionary . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Look up headright in Wiktionary, the free dictionary . </Td> </Tr> <P> The headright system began in Jamestown, Virginia in 1618 as an attempt to solve labor shortages due to the advent of the tobacco economy, which required large plots of land with many workers . The disproportion that existed between the amount of land available and the population led to a situation with a low supply of labor, resulting in the growth of indentured servitude and of slavery . The headright system also served to attract new colonists . Colonists who had already been living in Virginia were each given two headrights of 50 acres (200,000 m); immigrant colonists who paid for their passage were given one headright, and individuals would subsequently receive one headright each time they paid for the passage of another individual . This last mechanism increased the division between the wealthy land - owners and the working poor . Headrights were given to heads - of - households, and because 50 acres were accumulated for each member of the household, families had an incentive to make the passage to the colonies together . </P> <P> After paying for the passage of an individual to make it to the colonies, one needed to obtain a patent for the land . First, the governor or local county court had to provide a certificate that certified the validity of the importation of a person . One would then select the land one desired and have an official survey made . The two basic surveying instruments used to mark plots of land were a chain known as Gunter's chain and a compass . The patent's claimant would then take the description of this land to the colony's secretary, who created the patent to be approved by the governor . Once a headright was obtained, it was treated as a commodity and could be bought, sold, or traded . It also could be saved indefinitely and used at a later date . </P>

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