Because she may seem vulnerable and worthless so men may feel the need to show other how “manly” he can be and hurt her and torture the woman who is already in a frugal state
It allowed a person's vote to only count for one instead of spread out compared to the votes given if you lived in urban, or rural areas. It also allowed certain people to vote.
The US didn't open a trade route until after the Revolutionary War because if they did then they wouldn't have a relationship between China and the US.
