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Under the headright system, every white male “head of household” could claim 200 acres of free land for himself and up to 50 more acres for every dependent he had. The population of Georgia in 1790 was 82,150 people.



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What would have happened had the headright system continued until 1790?



A.
Georgia would not have had enough land to give everyone who was entitled to it.

B.
Georgia would have gone to war with the Creek and Cherokee to obtain more land.

C.
Georgia would have bought more land from companies willing to remove the Creek and Cherokee from it.

D.
The system would have broken down as settlers were forced to buy land from the Creek and Cherokee instead.

Answer 1

A. Georgia would not have had enough land to give everyone who was entitled to it.

Reason: If each person (or household) claimed 200 acres (plus extras for dependents), the total acreage demanded by 1790 would far exceed the land available in the state, so the headright system would have been unsustainably large.