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This document discusses and compares laws regulating sexuality and marriage in colonial Virginia and Massachusetts Bay. It notes that in Virginia, social norms had a greater influence than legal codes, resulting in more freedom and higher rates of children born outside of marriage. Meanwhile, the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay placed greater emphasis on legal codes informed by their religious beliefs, actively policing sexuality and viewing any sex outside of marriage as deviant behavior. Over time, Virginia

Author

Lara Hodak

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EN