Q1 final purtians

Question 1

What were the three important forces that influenced colonial Puritanism?

Answer 1

1) The social system of 17th century England
2) Calvinism
3) The New England Environment

Question 2

Info on Puritanism

Answer 2

There were three different levels, Church and state were closely related, they had no intention of establishing a community based on democratic equality, puritan leaders came from the middle class, they were accustomed to looking down on lower classes,

Question 3

“goodwife” means

Answer 3

Mrs.

Question 4

Role of “goodwives”

Answer 4

1. Economies of household

2. husbands entrusted them with a wide range of responsibilities

Question 5

Sometimes referred to as__ and why

Answer 5

“deputy husbands” who were empowered to act for their spouses in a range of financial and legal matters

Question 6

Book that discusses the deep mistrust of women

Answer 6

The Devil in the Shape of the Women by Carol Karlsen

Question 7

What charges were women susceptible of?

Answer 7

Witchcraft

Question 8

What are mid-wives?

Answer 8

• women who knew healing/herbs and had non-traditional knowledge were open to charges of witchcraft
• may not have relied on church intercession
• took business from male doctors

Question 9

Womens roles outside mother/wife

Answer 9

1. custodian of the garden
2. processor of salted and smoked meats and dairy products
3. weavers
4. raised poultry for personal profits

Question 10

Political and legal rights of women

Answer 10

1. wife had no control over property- wife could see no land, only husband could do that
2. divorce was near impossible
3. marriages were usually loving