Upon marrying, a woman was expected to contribute to the household's capital in the form of a __________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
dowry
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A) racial discrimination in the U.S. government. B) covert labor activists. C) support for the Equal Rights Amendment. D) wage disparities between men and women.
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A) invasions followed by periods of assimilation to indigenous culture B) the development of a civilization closely tied to a river system C) the rise and fall of states covering larger and larger areas D) city-states developing in isolation
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A) First Continental Congress. B) Second Continental Congress. C) Albany Congress. D) Stamp Act Congress.
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A. the crushing of the Jacquerie rebellion B. agrarian reforms following the Peasant Revolt of 1399 C. successful rural revolts D. the discovery by landowners that other labor practices made better economic sense