How Did Farmwives Throughout the Colonies in the Eighteenth Century

question 35

Multiple Choice

How did farmwives throughout the colonies in the eighteenth century contribute to their families?

• A) The women worked within the farmhouse due to traditional notions that only men performed field work.
• B) Mothers assembled manufactured goods in their homes while caring for children.
• C) They exercised strict control over the family's finances and economic decisions.
• D) Wives acted as helpmates to their husbands and performed both domestic and agricultural tasks.

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