Gender Roles in Southern Slave States Quiz
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According to the text, why were African American women considered suitable for agricultural labor in the slave states?

  • Because they were less delicate and womanly than white women (correct)
  • Because they were more educated and skilled than white women
  • Because they were physically stronger than white women
  • Because they were more delicate and womanly than white women
  • According to the text, what was the legal status of women upon marriage?

  • They had the right to earn their own money
  • They were considered equal to their husbands
  • They were rendered legally dead (correct)
  • They had the right to own their own property
  • According to the text, why did white southerners believe they were morally superior to northerners?

  • Because they produced large portions of their food and clothing at home
  • Because they adhered to plantation slavery and racial hierarchy (correct)
  • Because they were market-oriented producers of cash crops
  • Because they were less greedy and cutthroat in their commerce
  • During the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, marriage began to shift from 'institutional' to 'companionate' marriage primarily due to:

    <p>The influence of Enlightenment thought</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following was NOT a factor in evaluating potential in-laws during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century?

    <p>Land ownership</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, the duties of a middle-class American wife primarily included:

    <p>Keeping a good home and raising children</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes the availability of divorce during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century?

    <p>Divorce was expensive, difficult, and rare</p> Signup and view all the answers

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