How Did the Definition of the "Household" Change in the North

question 18

Multiple Choice

How did the definition of the "household" change in the North following the Revolution?

• A) It shifted from denoting both home and farmland to referring to the home only, reflecting a rapid surge in the urban population.
• B) It expanded from referring to just a couple and their children to including extended family even if they lived independently.
• C) It shifted from encompassing hired and indentured workers to consisting of just the parents and their children.
• D) It evolved from being a synonym for a slave's quarters to a legal term denoting the entirety of a man's property.
• E) It expanded from strictly including just males in a family of legal age to include all persons-male, female, free, or enslaved-living in a home.

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Definitions:

Bank Liability

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