Which Government Was the Most Restrictive for Women

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which government was the most restrictive for women?

• A) the Directory
• B) Committee of Public Safety
• C) the Consulate
• D) the Legislative Assembly

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Definitions:

Fourteenth Amendment

An amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1868, that grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S., including formerly enslaved people, and provides all citizens with equal protection under the laws.

Crop-Lien System

A credit system used in the Southern United States after the Civil War, where farmers borrowed against the value of anticipated crops, often leading to debt and sharecropping.

Late Nineteenth-Century

A period typically considered to span from the end of the Civil War in 1865 to the beginning of the 20th Century, marked by industrialization, urbanization, and significant social and technological changes.