Property and marriage
3. Landed property (i.e. the land one owned) and inheritance were of great importance in thissociety, since they represented family status and continuity from one generation to the next.
a) How was a father expected to divide his property (primarily land) among his sons? What would theeldest receive? What would the other sons receive?
b) What form did a daughter’s share of her parents’ property typically take?
c) What did the term “coverture” mean for English women in this period? (This included Puritanwomen, but wasn’t limited to them.)
d) What was meant by the term “widow’s thirds”? Was this something a husband was expected to do,or something he was required to do by law?
Women in Puritan society / a few points
4. What behaviors on the part of a Puritan woman would open her to public criticism and scrutiny?(I’m not talking about witch accusations here, just normal disapproval. Also omit sexual misconduct, asthat one is obvious.)
5. What are some surprising things Puritan women did or could do that were considered perfectlyacceptable in their own society, running against popular stereotypes?
Instructions:1) please answer each question separatly and tag with their question number.