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- 1. Fill in the Blank
An 18th-century marriage contract that secured an estate for 3 generations is called a
- 2. Multiple Choice
The holder of an estate under strict settlement was allowed to break it up or sell it.
True
False
- 3. Fill in the Blank
An estate under strict settlement wasn't actually owned. It was held as a
- 4. Fill in the Blank
A strict settlement set a sum of a money called a ___ that a wife would receive if her husband died.
- 5. Fill in the Blank
A strict settlement allocated a sum of money called a ___ to each daughter. She would receive it when she married.
- 6. Multiple Choice
When a son inherited his father's estate, the law allowed him to evict his mother and sister(s) or charge them rent.
True
False
- 7. Fill in the Blank
Propertied but not necessarily titled people in the 18th century called themselves the
- 8. Multiple Choice
"Polite" or "genteel" women were required to marry for financial security.
Yeah, pretty much.
No, they had many career options.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Before 1735, private promises of marriage would (in principle) be upheld in court.
True
False
- 10. Multiple Choice
The 1735 Hardwicke Act required ___ for a marriage to be legally valid.
a license or banns
parental permission if under 21
a church ceremony
all of these
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