Because they love each other and there is no one else to do so.
100
Which women got to choose wealthy men?
Women from good, honest families.
100
What ideas influenced colonists' ways of raising children?
Religious and cultural backgrounds
200
Why did many young adults die?
Because of many diseases and hard labor
200
After a death of a wife or husband, what usually happens?
Men or women are remarried quickly
200
Which colonies had the most child-related deaths and why?
The middle and southern colonies because of malaria and excessive labor.
300
During the 1700s, where did most families live?
On small family-owned farms.
300
Why were women almost guarantied a marriage proposal?
Because there were more men than women in the colonies.
300
Where did colonists live.
Cities, villages, or isolated farms
400
The average family members were...
Parents, children, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, stepparents, stepchildren, and orphans
400
Give one interesting fact about colonial marriage.
Answers may vary.
-most colonists married in from age 20 to mid-20s
-women almost always were paired with men
-indentured servants and slaves were not allowed to marry until they earned freedom.
400
How many siblings did Benjamin franklin have?
16
500
Why were colonial families so large?
Answers may vary:
-Because they need as many people as they can to work on farms
-because family care for each other, and they would never turn down a relative
500
How is marriage in the U.S. today different from colonial times?
Answer may vary.
-people marry at a much older age
-They usually marry whom they choose
-Anyone can marry if they want to
500
Why do houses often swell with stepchildren?
Because husbands and wives remarry quickly after the death of a husband or wife.