Men's Roles During The 1700s Summary

The first paragraph of the document sets a scene between a man and a woman. They are arguing over the woman’s appearance and as a result, the woman does not follow the man on his journey, and the man claims he maintained his authority. The article continues by describing a man’s role during the 1700s. It discusses how men had to be a slave owner, a father, a husband, and a council member all at the same time. While maintaining their role as head of the house. It further describes how after time passed, the head role became changed from men, to exclusively white men. This idea became more relevant when other ethnicities came to the Americas. A few examples are Africans and Indians. The article continues and for several the paragraphs the author just discusses how historians share different ideas amongst one another. The author brings up that some historians believed the men, although strict, remained very mellow and calm. The document continues by discussing how men’s attitudes changed when they were in different scenarios, just like all humans do. It is human nature to act differently in different situations. The men also had to be stricter on their slaves in comparison to their families just to be sure the men maintained their slaves’ respect. As the article continues, so do changes …show more content…
were all inferior to white men during this time period. Each event that happened between these groups of people affected one another in different ways. At the beginning, men were superior, and it seemed as if the other groups of people respected that superiority because the men did not abuse their power. As soon as the men started being more harsh and looked down upon the other groups of people, they lost the respect they had. Slaves started getting out of control, and even the men’s own families started disobeying the head of their household. We see a domino affect in history, and this is a perfect