USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did women do in the New England colonies?
A
worked for others
B
hunted game
C
built ships
D
worked within, and around, the home
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The main job of the woman during colonial times was to manage the home. They were responsible for raising the children, cooking meals, sewing clothes, weaving cloth, and keeping the house in order. Women worked extremely hard during colonial times.

Detailed explanation-2: -Regardless of the colony in which they lived, white women in colonial America had many responsibilities. They oversaw managing the household, including baking, sewing, educating the children, producing soap and candles, and more. In the 18th century, social classes began evolving, and a new “middling” class arose.

Detailed explanation-3: -A woman was to love, obey, and further the interests and will of her husband. If she was a good helpmate, she had fulfilled her God-given duty.

Detailed explanation-4: -Women played roles ranging from herding small stock to economic roles of processing the primary products of milk, meat and skins and exercised considerable power and influence over the distribution and exchange of these products (Kipuri and Ridgewell 2008). However, this changed during the 1890s colonization of Africa.

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