How did social status influence the way people married in colonial North Carolina? Check all that apply. Wealthy individuals had the most freedom in choosing their mates.
Poorer persons seldom married unless doing so improved their social standing.
Enslaved persons needed permission from slaveholders to marry legally.
Wealthy families often chose mates for their children.
Free persons generally married between the ages of 18 and 20.
Enslaved persons could not legally marry.