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Colonial Life

Question 10 • WV-US Studies

In the cities, many colonial women worked outside the home

Answer
A
as seamstresses.
B
on family farms.
C
as indentured servants.
D
as local ministers.

Explanation

In colonial cities, women often earned money through skilled or home-based work, including sewing and making clothing. Seamstresses were therefore a common example of women working outside the home. Family farms were mainly rural, and women were not typically local ministers.

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