The answer to your question is that this spousal obligation continued after death or divorce. On marriage a wife obtained a dower right to the use, for her natural life, of one-third of the husband's property after his death, regardless of any will<span> to the contrary. She retained that right even if he sold the property before he died, unless she specifically relinquished it.</span>
The New England colonies in the New World grew more rapidly than New France and New Netherlands. Reasons are:
- Religious freedom. The colonies were opened up to all religions.
- Opportunities to make a living. Wealthy Englishmen thought that they could grow even richer in colonies.
- Democratic government and avoiding of tyranny. On the other hand, the Dutch colony of New Netherlands was harshly and undemocratically governed.
It was a protest against the dictatorship.
The main difference between presidential reconstruction and Congressional reconstruction was that presidential reconstruction was much more lenient toward the South.they were practically angry because the South instituted the "black codes"that treated the freed slaves harshly."
