Women in Colonial America- Exam Questions and Correct Answers Already Passed
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Women In Colonial America
Women in Colonial America- Exam Questions and Correct Answers Already Passed
what was the ratio of men to women in colonial America? - Answers 35:1
why were women brought over and how? - Answers they were brought over to sustain the population; some were kidnapped or brought over as prostitutes ...
Women in Colonial America- Exam Questions and Correct Answers Already Passed
what was the ratio of men to women in colonial America? - Answers 35:1
why were women brought over and how? - Answers they were brought over to sustain the population;
some were kidnapped or brought over as prostitutes - some women did not come to America under
good circumstances of by choice
what were the duties of women in the south? - Answers tending to the slaves (giving slaves tasks for the
day) - people tended to judge each other by how their slaves acted, and taking care of the garden
what were the duties of women in the north? - Answers industry based; sewing, weaving, spinning
(depended on socioeconomic status; the wealthier you were, the better your duties were)
what were the chores all women did no matter where they lived (north or south)? - Answers washing
and sweeping floor, laundry, making soap or candles, sewing bed linens, clothes, diapers, etc, cooking,
raising children (a given)
how many children did most women have? - Answers women often had 10+ children
what were the concerns when it came to women cooking on an open hearth? - Answers catching fire,
heat exhaustion, things around them catching fire
why were women prided on their spicy sauces? what were they used for? - Answers because spices
were expensive so it showed that they had money; they put the spices on spoiled meat, not to preserve
the meat, but so people eating it couldn't tell it was spoiled
what were some of women's duties outside of their homes? - Answers running inns or taverns, tailors
(sewing), silversmith (make items out of silver), and shopkeepers
more _____________ than ___________ worked in the medical field - Answers women, men
what were some jobs in the medical field that were occupied by women? - Answers apothecaries (killing
illness with herbs), nurses (not making a lot of money because it did not become a good paying job until
civil war), unlicensed physicians, and midwives (certified) - highest paying for females
someone who cannot afford the journey from Britain to America, so they work for someone who brings
them over until their debt is paid off - Answers indentured servant
what was the average time it took indentured servants to pay off their debts? - Answers 7 years
_________ of the people coming to the colonies by 1700 were indentured servants, _______ of them
were female - Answers half, 1/3
what certain rights were given to indentured servants? - Answers they were guaranteed food, clothing,
and shelter, they could not be worked to death
, difference between indentured servants and slaves - Answers indentured servants could not be worked
to death
why did females often have to work longer as indentured servants? - Answers because of pregnancy;
their master could tag on up to two years of work if a servant was pregnant because they "weren't
working to their full potential"
what were "freedom duties"? what was included in them? - Answers "care packages" given when
indentured servants paid off their debt; these included clothes, a tool (for trade of crops), and a plot of
land
true or false: married women had less rights than single women - Answers true
true or false: both men and women felt extreme pressure to get married - Answers true
an unmarried woman who was treated as less than an adult in society, yet she could keep her legal
rights - Answers spinster
derogatory term for an old woman who never married - Answers relic
true or false: spinsters grow up to be relics - Answers true
basic knowledge on marriage - Answers women were shunned upon if not married, choice of who you
marry was yours except if you were wealthy, most people married for love but some people married for
convenience
name given to breaking off an engagement - Answers "breach of promise"
what an engagement was referred to as - Answers "bundling"
how did the Puritans see engagement? - Answers they saw it as legally binding; didn't think you needed
a marriage to show that. if an engagement was broken, there were consequences
what did a "pre-contract" require? - Answers that you two go to the Church and swear your loyalty to
each other (basically marriage)
what happens if a female breaks and engagement? - Answers the man could sue her family
if there were any fines from breaking an engagement, the ______________ family must pay the
__________ for the fines - Answers females, man
were there are consequences if a man broke off an engagement? - Answers no
true or false: premarital sex did occur and "waiting till marriage" was not practiced in colonial time -
Answers true
what would happen if a woman were to get pregnant before marriage? - Answers they would move up
their wedding date
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