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Chapter Four Jess Parmelee Headright: way to attract immigrants; gave 50 acres of land to anyone who paid their way and/or any plantation owner that paid an immigrants way; mainly a system in the southern colonies. The system worked by granting large amount of land to anyone who brought over a certain amount of colonists. In Baltimore, anyone bringing five adults at their own expense would receive two thousand acres. Disenfranchise: Deprived of power, Deprive (someone) of the right to vote. Civil War: a war between factions in the same country Tidewater: Royalist Cavaliers sought refuge in America and formed what would later be known as "Tidewater Aristocracy," which ruled Virginia in the second half of the 17th century. Middle Passage:
