Which of the following best explains the lifestyle of most colonial women? a. colonial women were often highly educated. b. colonial women were generally free to do as they . c. colonial women were mainly responsible for household duties. d. colonial women were an important part of colonial politics and business.

C. Colonial women were mainly responsible for household duties. Colonial women and girls worked in the house doing tasks like cooking, cleaning, and home making. These women were not politically involved, were not highly educated, and were not "free" in today's standards. The boys and men would do outdoor work like farming.

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while it was true that the cotton gin reduced the labor of removing seeds, it did not reduce the need for slaves to grow and pick the cotton.

explanation:

before eli whitney's invention of the cotton gin, picking and cleaning cotton was a slow, labor-intensive job. workers, usually slaves, had to pick the seeds from the cotton fibers by hand. this invention made it possible to grow large amounts of cotton on big farms and make money.