Asked by Samantha Kleist on Apr 30, 2024
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How did the definition of the "household" change in the North following the Revolution?
A) It shifted from denoting both home and farmland to referring to the home only, reflecting a rapid surge in the urban population.
B) It expanded from referring to just a couple and their children to including extended family even if they lived independently.
C) It shifted from encompassing hired and indentured workers to consisting of just the parents and their children.
D) It evolved from being a synonym for a slave's quarters to a legal term denoting the entirety of a man's property.
E) It expanded from strictly including just males in a family of legal age to include all persons-male, female, free, or enslaved-living in a home.
Household
An individual or group of people living together in a single dwelling, often functioning as a single economic and domestic unit.
Urban Population
Refers to the segment of a country's population that resides within cities and towns, as opposed to rural areas.
Indentured Workers
Laborers bound by contract to work for a specific employer for a set period in exchange for passage, accommodation, and food.
- Analyze the shifting definitions and concepts of household and family post-Revolution.
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Learning Objectives
- Analyze the shifting definitions and concepts of household and family post-Revolution.
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