It was very difficult for them because in the household the father would provide for them "or the man of the house" since the men would go off to war there was no one to support the children and women because the women had to do house work they didn't work outside of their houses.
Answer:
The Northwest Ordinance enacted July 13, 1787, was an organic act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States.
Explanation:
They would inevitably eventually fall to other nations if they were divided.
United we stand, divided we fall.