CLEP US History I

Answer: B - Since the vast majority of native American societies had no concept of private ownership of land, neither gender inherited it directly as Europeans did. It was generally communally owned and distributed by the tribe for use as needed. While the specific varied among the tribes, Native American women generally had far more equality than their European counterparts. They could hold leadership positions or advise those who did. Both women and men could end marriages, and many Native American societies lacked the taboos against pre-marital sex that characterized European Christianity.