In the Chesapeake Colonies During the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries,women

question 24

Multiple Choice

In the Chesapeake colonies during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries,women who became pregnant during their period of indentured servitude were

• A) usually released from their indentures.
• B) sent back to England.
• C) fined and publicly whipped.
• D) required by law to identify the father and marry him.

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