How did the definition of the "household" change in the North following the Revolution?
A) It shifted from denoting both home and farmland to referring to the home only, reflecting a rapid surge in the urban population.
B) It expanded from referring to just a couple and their children to including extended family even if they lived independently.
C) It shifted from encompassing hired and indentured workers to consisting of just the parents and their children.
D) It evolved from being a synonym for a slave's quarters to a legal term denoting the entirety of a man's property.
E) It expanded from strictly including just males in a family of legal age to include all persons-male, female, free, or enslaved-living in a home.

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The definition of "household" in the North following the Revolution changed to focus more on the nuclear family, moving away from a broader definition that included hired and indentured workers as part of the household. This shift reflects changes in social and economic structures, including a decrease in the reliance on indentured servitude and a gradual increase in wage labor.

How Did the Definition of the "Household" Change in the North