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.
b
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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A. that holding a particular number of enrollment slots open for minorities was fine, but general consideration of race was not. B. affirmative action and numerical quotas constitutional. C. affirmative action was fine, but numerical quotas were not. D. affirmative action was entirely unconstitutional.