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History 111 - The Women in America » Fall 2022 » Reading Quiz Early Colonial Women's Experiences Part 2

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Question #1

Primogeniture

A. 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

B. Laws governing the status of women in European society

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

Question #2

Patriarchy

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

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. A period of increased religious activity and a religious revival in the early 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 #3

Coverture

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

B. Laws governing the status of women in European society

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. 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 #4

Feme Sole

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

B. 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

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 sphere

D. Legal status of a married European woman. As a married woman she became the property of her husband. She could not buy or sell property, sue or be sued, or act on her own behalf legally.

Question #5

Feme Covert

A. Legal status of a married European woman. As a married woman she became the property of her husband. She could not buy or sell property, sue or be sued, or act on her own behalf legally.

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

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 sphere

Question #6

Dowry

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

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. 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 #7

Great Awakening

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

C. Laws governing the status of women in European society

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

Question #8

Indentured Servant

A. a system of society or government in which men hod 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 sphere

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 married European woman. As a married woman she became the property of her husband. She could not buy or sell property, sue or be sued, or act on her own behalf legally.

Question #9

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

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #10

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

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #11

Colonies like Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts were established for religious freedom.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #12

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

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

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. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #14

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 #15

Slave mistresses, the wives of plantation owners, were not allowed to discipline slaves.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #16

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

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #17

Anne Dudley Bradstreet

A. Plantation mistress who introduced indigo to the South

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

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

Question #18

Anne Hutchinson

A. Plantation mistress who introduced indigo to the South

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

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

Question #19

Eliza Lucas Pinckney

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

B. Plantation mistress who introduced indigo to the South

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

Question #20

Elizabeth Sprig is treated exceptionally well and all her needs are attended to by her new master in the Virginia colonies.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #21

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 in Philadelphia, a colonial city in the Pennsylvania colony.

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

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

Question #22

From her letter, it appears Elizabeth Sprigs left England and her family's control without her father's permission.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #23

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

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #24

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. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #25

Mary Prince is a/an:

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

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

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 #26

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 #27

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

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #28

Elizabeth Drinker is a/an:

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

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

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

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

Question #29

Elizabeth Drinker treats her maids with curtesy and understanding. She willingly gives them several days off.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #30

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

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

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

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

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

Question #31

Judith Carney believes the success of rice cultivation is because of:

A. African women's willingness to learn European techniques over their male counterparts

B. African women's physical strength and previous roles as agriculturalists in their communities in East Africa.

C. African women's previous experience growing sorghum in West Africa and so they were prepared to adapt the same principles to rice.

D. African women's bringing of tools, understanding of rice, growing techniques, and cooking/preparation processes.

Question #32

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 slaves from West Africa

B. Male rice plants from West Africa

C. Female rice plants from West Africa

D. Female slaves from West Africa

Question #33

Carney attributes Southern cuisine and use of rice to African cooking traditions.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #34

Women slaves went for a lesser value than male slaves in the Carolina colonies.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #35

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

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

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