The midterm exam will be take home, open book, and short es…
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The midterm exаm will be tаke hоme, оpen bоok, аnd short essay format. You may only use our course readings and materials. Base your answers on chapters 1-6 in TWE, class videos, and lectures. I ask that you cite all of your information. Be as comprehensive and detailed as possible. Try to provide comprehensive and detailed answers with specific relevant information and cite. Please both paste and attach a copy of your essay. Any discussion of this essay with class mates is prohibited. In addition to the contextual information from our readings, use at least two primary sources from our textbook per question, those are the images, laws, and texts from the historical time period included in our text per question. Use specifics from the readings and cite. Write the answer up as one comprehensive essay per question. Minimum of 350 words per question and you may go over. Answer one of the following. Remember to reference two primary sources from our book per question in addition to contextual information. 1. What was life like for women in West Africa? Once in the colonies how were enslaved women treated? What were some forms of female slave resistance and survival strategies? 3. How were families organized in slave culture? What was the relationship between slave women and their mistresses like? 5. What were gender roles like for women in various Native American tribes before European contact? In what ways did these roles change after European colonization ? 6. What was women's experience with immigration like in the 19th century? How did it vary based on race, ethnicity, location and class? 7. What was life like for women of European origin in the various colonies in early America From the 1600s to the Revolution? 8. How were gender roles for women of European origin varied based on region and time? For example Spanish America versus New England. The early colonial period versus the Civil Ear Era. 9. Explore the ways that women played important roles in the founding of colonies and the formation of the early republic. 10. Religion is one of the most often overlooked aspect of history but has great importance. How did religion define women's roles and how did women from various backgrounds participate in religious communities. 11. How did the Revolutionary War impact women from varied backgrounds? How did women participate in the War efforts in traditional and non traditional ?