1: Study Questions

1. What were the various social roles of women in Native American cultures when the Europeans came to North America?
2. How did women’s roles differ in Native American, Hispanic, and English societies at the start of the colonial era?
3. What was the legal framework for women within the English colonies during the 17th century?
4. What tasks did women perform in colonial society? How much of a personal life could they carve out for themselves?
5. In what ways did women go beyond the expectations that society placed on them during the period 1607–1763?
6. What kind of challenges did Anne Bradstreet, Anne Hutchinson, and the women in the Salem witch trials pose to colonial society?

Please also refer to the study guide on pages 47-48 of your textbook.