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In What Ways Were the Lives of Women in the Chesapeake

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In what ways were the lives of women in the Chesapeake region different from those of other women colonists?


A) Women in Virginia had an ample supply of suitors who treated them with more respect than most colonial women could expect.
B) Virginia's laws protected female servants against unwanted advances from their masters.
C) Women were compensated for time off during pregnancy as a reward for contributing to the population.
D) Children who were the product of a relationship between a master and a servant often spent at least part of their lives in servitude.

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