Question

The definition and identity of the family unit has evolved in society from generation to generation. Which statement is TRUE about the history of family?


After the Black Plague, people gained land and earned higher wages, allowing them to marry and begin having children at younger ages, thus increasing the overall birth rate.


Hunting and gathering societies had families where the mother in the family had all of the responsibility for acquiring food for the family.


During the Middle Ages in Europe, it was common for men and women to wait until they were much older to get married.


The European colonization of North America created the “colonial family,” which was most often limited to two parents and their children.

Answer 1

After the Black Plague, people gained land and earned higher wages, allowing them to marry and begin having children at younger ages, thus increasing the overall birth rate.

Explanation: The Black Death drastically reduced Europe’s population, creating labor shortages. Survivors often had better access to land and higher wages, which made it easier for young people to establish households and marry earlier than before, contributing to a rise in births.