Colonial Clothing Production Quiz
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What was the primary method of clothing production in colonial or revolutionary-era America?

  • Import from Europe
  • Trade with Native Americans
  • Factory production by men
  • Home-based production by women (correct)

    • Who was primarily responsible for the labor-intensive process of producing cotton fabrics in colonial America?

  • European immigrant workers
  • Enslaved African-Americans on cotton plantations (correct)
  • Free white women in their homes
  • Native American tribes

    • What was the role of free white women in the production of cloth in colonial America?

  • Overseeing cotton plantations
  • Spinning and weaving cotton into cloth (correct)
  • Mining for raw materials
  • Trading cloth with European merchants

    • What was the primary source of labor for making cloth from cotton in the South during colonial America?

    <p>Enslaved African-Americans</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the general process of making cloth at home in colonial America?

    <p>Raising sheep, shearing wool, spinning and weaving</p> Signup and view all the answers

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