Women in Early America: Struggle, Survival, and Freedom in a New WorldBloomsbury Academic, 2004 M11 23 - 495 páginas This volume fills a gap in traditional women's history books by offering fascinating details of the lives of early American women and showing how these women adapted to the challenges of daily life in the colonies. |
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... land . Although land was usually “ free , ” it took an immense amount of labor to clear raw forest and construct a dwelling . There was no attempt to be democratic in the distribution of land . Well - to - do families received large ...
... land rich , but labor poor . Many of the early immigrants were able to stake out a claim of land , but could look no further than their own family members for assistance in turning a few acres of wilderness into a farm . Land needed to ...
... land grant consisted of 7,000 acres , which she named Gravesend . Although Gravesend was as yet untouched by European settlers , local Indians made use of the land . In the interest of keeping peace , Lady Debo- rah paid the Indians for ...
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African American Women | 14 |
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Women in Early America: Struggle, Survival, and Freedom in a New World Dorothy Auchter Mays Vista previa limitada - 2004 |
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American Indian Chronology: Chronologies of the American Mosaic Phillip M. White Vista de fragmentos - 2006 |