In a well-constructed essay of at least 300 words, answer ONE of the following questions. Following the guidelines from the Syllabus, you must give a full Chicago style citation for any sources, including the textbook. You also need to respond to three of your classmates. Please incorporate the primary documents that appear throughout the assigned chapters to help illustrate your answer. Chapter 1: Various European groups and diverse Native groups both had gendered labor systems. What were the key differences between how most Europeans and most Native societies understood the appropriate economic activities for women Chapter 2: By the end of the seventeenth century, the New England and Chesapeake colonies had developed quite differently in terms of economy, society, and religion. What were the major consequences of these differences on womens lives? In what areas were womens lives similar in both parts of colonial British America? Chapter 2: In what ways did women in the colonies contribute to the economic and social welfare of their households during the seventeenth century? Offer precise detail about these contributions. How did their position as active participants in colonial households mesh with their legal subordination to their husbands, fathers, or masters? Chapter 3: During the eighteenth century, important currents of thought swept through parts of the American colonies and, later, the American republic. These include the new ideas of the Great Awakening and the Enlightenment; the radical concept of womens equality as citizens, and the much more accepted views of Republican Motherhood and Republican Womanhood; the fledgling movement for the abolition of slavery, as well as scientific and other justifications for slavery; and the acceleration of warfare against Native peoples. Examine at least two of these currents of thought in detail, demonstrating how notions of gender and womens proper place played a role in each. Chapter 4: Women became involved in politics in a variety of ways during the early nineteenth century, but this involvement was controversial. What informal roles did some women play? Which formal rights did some women have? What examples illustrate the growing concern over women acting in the realm of politics? How does this issue demonstrate one of the themes of this book: that women have not experienced steady progress toward greater rights?

In a well-constructed essay of at least 300 words, answer ONE of the following questions. Following the guidelines from the Syllabus, you must give a full Chicago style citation for any sources, including the textbook. You also need to respond to three of your classmates. Please incorporate the primary documents that appear throughout the assigned chapters to help illustrate your answer. Chapter 1: Various European groups and diverse Native groups both had gendered labor systems. What were the key differences between how most Europeans and most Native societies understood the appropriate economic activities for women Chapter 2: By the end of the seventeenth century, the New England and Chesapeake colonies had developed quite differently in terms of economy, society, and religion. What were the major consequences of these differences on womens lives? In what areas were womens lives similar in both parts of colonial British America? Chapter 2: In what ways did women in the colonies contribute to the economic and social welfare of their households during the seventeenth century? Offer precise detail about these contributions. How did their position as active participants in colonial households mesh with their legal subordination to their husbands, fathers, or masters? Chapter 3: During the eighteenth century, important currents of thought swept through parts of the American colonies and, later, the American republic. These include the new ideas of the Great Awakening and the Enlightenment; the radical concept of womens equality as citizens, and the much more accepted views of Republican Motherhood and Republican Womanhood; the fledgling movement for the abolition of slavery, as well as scientific and other justifications for slavery; and the acceleration of warfare against Native peoples. Examine at least two of these currents of thought in detail, demonstrating how notions of gender and womens proper place played a role in each. Chapter 4: Women became involved in politics in a variety of ways during the early nineteenth century, but this involvement was controversial. What informal roles did some women play? Which formal rights did some women have? What examples illustrate the growing concern over women acting in the realm of politics? How does this issue demonstrate one of the themes of this book: that women have not experienced steady progress toward greater rights?