Which of these describes the purpose of the "headright system" used in many areas early in georgia's history?

To encourage people to settle in colonies

Explanation:

The headright system was a system in which people were given some land in areas such as Virginia, North and South Carolina and Maryland with the purpose of getting more people to work in those regions.This method demonstrated that it was really effective since the population in the British colonies got higher.

i would say your answer would be the second option.

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