The Virginia Company developed the "headright system" to
A. attract new settlers to the colony.
B. raise revenue from the sale of land.
C. require families to migrate together.
D. discourage poor people from moving to the colony.
E. cause conflict among the neighboring Indian tribes.
Answer: A
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