6. A. White Women Newcomers 150 Tobacco brides were sent between 1620-1621 Passages paid for with 120 pounds of tobacco Gave males a sexual partner as well as help on the farm 14% women After 1700’s becomes male to female ratio becomes more balanced
7. B. Tough Conditions Disease wiped out many of them Life span men 48 and women 39 33% of couples expect their marriage to last 10 years or more Remarrying was common
8. C. Patriarchal Loose compared to Europe Daughters were sometimes left inheritance because the lifespan was so short
9. D. Married Women Subordinated their legal identity to her husband Children and property all belonged to the husband Men responsible for all legal actions With the adoption of slavery in the 1700’s, wealthier women sometimes would read and write, play music, and do needlework
10. Dower Right 1/3 of the estate went to the wife if her husband died Sometimes they would receive more
11. E. Indentured Servants Property of masters for a fixed period of time Usually 4-7 years ¾ migrated to the Chesapeake were indentured servants Sent to the tobacco fields Some sexually exploited but couldn’t marry 20% became pregnant which hurt their ability to work
12. F. African-American Women Tremendously changed the life of white women At first came over as indentured servants 1643, law placed a tax on the labor of African women 1662, established a law that said if your mom was free, you were free, but if your mom was a slave, you were a slave
13. AA Families No marriage and unions hard to obtain Separated through sale, which left the mother in charge of the children 3 kids was the average Planted rice by digging a hole with their heal and dropping seed, then covered it up with their foot By 1720’s 9 kids was the average
15. A. Puritans Persecuted in England 4 to 1 male to female ratio Women married early 7.8 children per family Hierarchy in place with established roles Impotence and desertion were two things that could led to divorce
16. Sex out of wedlock accepted as long as they married Women that had children without a father present were ridiculed publicly and could face punishment Schooling not as important for girls as they were for boys
17. B. Disorderly Women Anne Hutchinson Interpreted women’s roles and the Bible differently Held informal religious meetings in her home Trial in 1637 said that “she was a husband rather than a wife, a preacher rather than a listener, and a magistrate rather than a subject” Banished from Massachusetts and moved to Rhode Island
18. C. Witchcraft Most dramatic crime associated with women Salem Witchcraft trials in 1692 had 200 accused and 19 hung Satan’s servants Unique power? Women that were speaking out had to be possessed because they knew better than to defy gender roles
19. D. Women’s Work Childbearing, Childrearing, and food making Produced candles, soap, made clothes Many women worked together Spoke on behalf of husbands estate when he was away African-American women taught skill in “housewifery”
21. A. Women in NY and New Netherlands Dutch rule They could chose a marriage like what was prevalent in other Colonies They could chose to be equal, have the same rights, maintain legal identity, and maiden name Children did not receive inheritance until both parents died
22. This changed when the English started to have a greater influence in these colonies
23. B. Pennsylvania Established by William Penn and the Quakers Egalitarian society Believed that women should not be subordinate to men Women could teach and preach Rural areas were different as servitude was needed among women Female slaves were also maids
