Chapter 4

Quiz for Chapter Four Thinking Like a Historian: Women’s Labor

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Question 1

Taken together, sources 1, 2, and 3 suggest that American women in the eighteenth century most valuedA. beauty and dependency.
B. hard work and thrift.
C. delicacy and piety.
D. maternity and servility.

Question 2

What factor most likely explains why Eliza Lucas (source 2) and Mary Vial Holyoke (source 3) were able to accomplish such a great deal?A. They were exceptional women who needed little rest.
B. Their large families helped them with their work.
C. As wealthy women, they could afford to depend heavily on the work of slaves and servants.
D. They were far more educated than most women of the time.

Question 3

The wife who used the Chew dining room depicted in source 4 would most likely have been responsible for which of the following types of labor?A. Cooking for and serving fancy meals to her family
B. Supervising the labor of household servants or slaves
C. Making candlesticks and polishing silver
D. Caring for livestock and sewing children’s clothes

Question 4

A historian examining the two photographs presented in source 4 would probably reach which of the following conclusions?A. Kitchens in colonial America were generally much more primitive than dining rooms.
B. Frontier families did their very best to imitate the styles of those who lived in urban areas.
C. Kitchens in rural Maine were designed for entertaining guests.
D. The work of women in colonial America varied according to class and geography.

Question 5

The advertisement presented in source 5 supports which of the following historical conclusions?A. Women in colonial American cities frequently owned their own businesses.
B. Women in colonial America had many choices about how to live their lives.
C. Some colonial women without husbands had the skills and resources to run businesses.
D. Due to the influence of Quakers, Philadelphia offered many opportunities to colonial women.

Question 6

Source 6 provides evidence to support which of the following conclusions?A. American colonists viewed independent women business owners with great respect.
B. Prostitutes could not operate in American cities unless they had male protectors.
C. American colonists probably questioned the reputations of independent businesswomen.
D. Most colonial men used prostitutes’ services even though they also condemned them.