Sunday, February 1, 2015

Liberty blog 2


Chapter 3-  Creating Anglo-America


P127  1. What impact did the family's being the center of economic life have on gender relations and the roles of women?
    As the population grew and the death rate declined, family life stabilized and more marriages became lifetime commitments. Free women were expected to devote their lives to being good wives and mothers. As the time passed, consumer revolution reduced the demands on many women by making available store-brought goods previously produced at home, women;s work seemed to increase. Now, they are not just mothers or wives, they have a job which they could provides goods to family which it wasn't possible before.

2. What experiences caused people in the colonies to be like people in England and what experiences served to make them different?
    They were access to vote, prospects of acquiring land, the right to worship as the pleased, and an escape from oppressive government. Free colonists enjoyed the highest per capita income in the world the colonies economic growth contributed to a high birthrate, long life expectancy, and expanding demand for consumer goods.

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