Author Question: What happened to women as New England grew and prospered? A) They were legally barred from ... (Read 53 times)

CORALGRILL2014 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Which of the following was considered a middle colony?

A) Connecticut
B) Maryland
C) Virginia
D) Pennsylvania

Question 2

By the late eighteenth-century, most of Americas rum distilleries were located in __________.

A) the Deep South
B) New England
C) the Chesapeake
D) the far West

Question 3

Why did New England colonists go to the Grand Banks?

A) to mine for gold
B) to hunt seal
C) to fish for cod
D) to hunt whale

Question 4

By 1763, Marblehead, Massachusetts, had __________.

A) a fleet of a hundred ships
B) a thriving financial district
C) a population of more than 50,000
D) seven churches and more than fifty taverns

Question 5

Nantucket Island off Cape Cod was an important center for the __________ industry.

A) brewing
B) textile
C) rum
D) whaling

Question 6

What happened to women as New England grew and prospered?

A) They were legally barred from working outside of the home.
B) They gained the right to make contracts.
C) They found it difficult to obtain credit or receive a business license.
D) They moved into a number of male-dominated professions.