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How Did the Definition of the "Household" Change in the North

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How did the definition of the "household" change in the North following the Revolution?


A) It shifted from denoting both home and farmland to referring to the home only, reflecting a rapid surge in the urban population.
B) It expanded from referring to just a couple and their children to including extended family even if they lived independently.
C) It shifted from encompassing hired and indentured workers to consisting of just the parents and their children.
D) It evolved from being a synonym for a slave's quarters to a legal term denoting the entirety of a man's property.
E) It expanded from strictly including just males in a family of legal age to include all persons-male, female, free, or enslaved-living in a home.

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