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Question #1

Please match the term with the most appropriate answer. Primogeniture

A. Law that gives all property and monies to the first-born male. This is a system of property that ensures allegiance to the male head of household.

B. Laws governing the status of women in European society.

C. Legal status of a single woman over 21 and/or a widowed woman in European cultures. This Legal status allowed for limited rights in the public spheres.

D. a system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it.

Question #2

Please match the term with the most appropriate answer. Patriarchy

A. a system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it.

B. A period of increased religious activity and a religious revival in the early 1700s that inspired women to join in large numbers

C. Law that gives all property and monies to the first-born male. This is a system of property that ensures allegiance to the male head of household.

D. Laws governing the status of women in European society.

Question #3

Please match the term with the most appropriate answer. Coverture

A. Law that gives all property and monies to the first-born male. This is a system of property that ensures allegiance to the mahe head of household.

B. a system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it.

C. Laws governing the status of women in European society.

D. A period of increased religious activity and a religious revival in the early 1700s that inspired women to join in large numbers

Question #4

Please match the term with the most appropriate answer. Feme Sole

A. a system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it.

B. Legal status of a married European woman. As a married woman she became the property of her husband. She could nor buy or sell property, sue or be sued, or act on her behalf legally.

C. Legal status of a single woman over 21 and/or a widowed woman in European cultures. This Legal status allowed for limited rights in the public spheres.

D. A period of increased religious activity and a religious revival in the early 1700s that inspired women to join in large numbers

Question #5

Please match the term with the most appropriate answer. Feme Covert

A. A period of increased religious activity and a religious revival in the early 1700s that inspired women to join in large numbers

B. Legal status of a married European woman. As a married woman she became the property of her husband. She could nor buy or sell property, sue or be sued, or act on her behalf legally.

C. A man or woman who signed a contract and agreed to serve as a servant for 5-7 years without rights in order to gain passage to the British colonies

D. Legal status of a single woman over 21 and/or a widowed woman in European cultures. This Legal status allowed for limited rights in the public spheres.

Question #6

Please match the term with the most appropriate answer. Dowry

A. a system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it.

B. The price in goods, properties, or monies that were given to a male family in exchange for marrying a European woman

C. Laws governing the status of women in European society.

D. A period of increased religious activity and a religious revival in the early 1700s that inspired women to join in large numbers

Question #7

Please match the term with the most appropriate answer. Great Awakening

A. A period of increased religious activity and a religious revival in the early 1700s that inspired women to join in large numbers

B. Law that gives all property and monies to the first-born male. This is a system of property that ensures allegiance to the male head of household.

C. The price in goods, properties, or monies that were given to a male family in exchange for marrying a European woman

D. Laws governing the status of women in European society.

Question #8

Please match the term with the most appropriate answer. Indentured Servant

A. a system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it.

B. Legal status of a single woman over 21 and/or a widowed woman in European cultures. This Legal status allowed for limited rights in the public spheres.

C. A period of increased religious activity and a religious revival in the aerly 1700s that inspired women to join in large numbers

D. A man or woman who signed a contract and agreed to serve as a servant for 5-7 years without rights in order to gain passage to the British colonies

Question #9

Public spaces like taverns, stores, and court houses welcomed women to play a large part in their events and daily happenings.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #10

Women indentured servants were well-treated, their sexual autonomy was respected, and they lived long lives after their period of servitude.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #11

After the growth of cities and urban areas in the 1740s, single women and widows came to make up larger parts of society. They found work in urban centers in markets, stores, and by housing renters or taking out laundry.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #12

Most women who came to the colonies were highly literate and from the elite classes.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #13

Traditional British society, rules and morality were in place and fully practiced by the 1750s because of heavy migration, development of urban spaces, and an increase in life expectancy in the colonies.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #14

European women were considered destructive, disorderly, and without moral control of themselves.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #15

Male and female slaves were encouraged to marry by British masters.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #16

Slavery required an ongoing use of physical, emotional, and mental intimidation by both female and male owners.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #17

Please match the woman with the most appropriate description. Anne Dudley Bradstreet

A. Puritan woman wrote and published poetry successfully in the British colonies.

B. Puritan woman who descended from a great Puritan pastor. She was a midwife and challenges the way colonial ministers taught Puritan faith. She was put on trial twice

C. Plantation mistress who introduce indigo to the South.

Question #18

Please match the woman with the most appropriate description. Anne Hutchinson

A. Plantation mistress who introduce indigo to the South.

B. Puritan woman who descended from a great Puritan pastor. She was a midwife and challenges the way colonial ministers taught Puritan faith. She was put on trial twice

C. Puritan woman wrote and published poetry successfully in the British colonies.

Question #19

Please match the woman with the most appropriate description. Eliza Lucas Pinckney

A. Puritan woman who descended from a great Puritan pastor. She was a midwife and challenges the way colonial ministers taught Puritan faith. She was put on trial twice

B. Plantation mistress who introduce indigo to the South.

C. Puritan woman wrote and published poetry successfully in the British colonies.

Question #20

Elizabeth Sprig is a/an:

A. indentured servant, who signed a treaty to work 5-7 years in the British colonies.

B. an elite woman living in Shrewbery county England who refuses to move to the New England colonies

C. an elite woman in Philadelphia, a colonial city in the Pennsylvania colony.

D. a slave, who is forced to work in the salt ponds and experiences abuse

Question #21

Elizabeth Sprigs writes to her father inviting him to join her in the colonies.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #22

Elizabeth Sprigs writes to her father begging him for material objects and his forgiveness.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #23

Working in a salt pond is grueling work. The elements (outside in the heat, standing in salt water all day) and intense labor causes many injuries and long-term physical debilities.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #24

The fate of Old Daniel is meant to scare other slaves owned by Mr. D into working despite their injuries or illness.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #25

Mr. D is a great boss, and he is more understanding than other slave masters.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #26

Mary Prince is an indoor slave and works for Mr. D and his wife exclusively.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #27

Elizabeth Drinker is 100% responsible for child-care duties including feeding, play time, and education.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #28

Elizabeth Drinker is a/an:

A. an elite woman in Philadelphia, a colonial city in the Pennsylvania colony.

B. a slave, who is forced to work in the salt ponds and experiences abuse

C. an elite woman living in Shrewbery county England who refuses to move to the New England colonies

D. indentured servant, who signed a treaty to work 5-7 years in the British colonies.

Question #29

Judith Carney argues that ________________________ were integral to the success of the Carolina colony and the bringing of rice as a cash crop into the British colonies.

A. Male rice plants from West Africa

B. Female rice plants from West Africa

C. Female slaves from West Africa

D. Male slaves from West Africa

Question #30

Judith Carney argues the role of African women in rice production allowed for:

A. a transmission of some traditional gender roles, preservation of food culture, and cultural artifacts from Africa.

B. no real long-term possibilities or impacts on slave communities.

C. the complete erasure of African culture and traditions in the colonies.

D. a whole-sale copy of African culture that was 100% maintained despite all white plantation owners' attempts to destroy and/or modify these cultures.

Question #31

According to Carney's article, African women served mostly as domestic labor. If they worked in the rice fields it was for a short duration because the rice crop was a short-term, 3 month cycle.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #32

A greater percentage of slaves in the Carolina colonies were women.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #33

The short-handled hoe is an example of imported technology from Africa.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

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