Back in the colonial times, the role of the family was to contribute in different ways to make a living together. Usually, gender roles played a part in the ways family members contributed. The women of the household usually maintained the house (the mom would raise the children), and the men hunted, built, and went to the market to trade. Hope this helps! :)
Explanation: The fire-eaters had been hard-line defenders of slavery, who, in June 1850, convened a Southern rights conference in Nashville, Tennessee, "to plot and undertake a few-mode of resistance to Northern aggression."
The major criticism of the Catholic Church put forward by the Protestants during this time was that the Church had "lost its way" and become too focused on pageantry than on truly serving God.
