Did the headright system benefit the wealthy gentry in Virginia? ...

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Question 1

From which segment of society did most of the French philosophes come?
 
  a. The nobility and the middle class
  b. The lower class and the lower middle class
  c. Aristocracy and nobility
  d. Urban artisans and craftsmen
  e. Merchants and tradesmen

Question 2

Did the headright system benefit the wealthy gentry in Virginia? Why?
 
  a. Yes, because it allowed them to sell all of their farm goods above market price.
  b. Yes, because it allowed them to amass more land and obtain laborers to work that land.
  c. No, because large farms were subdivided as the number of adult males increased.
  d. No, because it made them politically powerless.

[potomatos]

Answer 1

a

Answer 2

b

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