Which of the Following Was a Characteristic of the Land

question 108

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a characteristic of the land distribution system of early Massachusetts Bay?

• A) Distinguished individuals received the largest and best plots.
• B) Each individual settler received a fifteen-acre headright.
• C) Each family in a town received an equal amount of land, but the amount varied from town to town.
• D) Each family received land for a house, but farmland was worked communally.

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