Final answer:
Married women in 18th century colonial America generally could not own property, a restriction stemming from the legal doctrine of coverture. No state constitution during the Revolutionary Era allowed women to vote.
Step-by-step explanation:
It is true that in the 18th century colonial America, married women generally could not own property. This was due to the legal status of married women being defined by the doctrine of coverture, which removed their legal and economic status independent of their husbands. As a result, a married woman, or feme covert, was not allowed to conduct business or buy and sell property on her own. The husband managed the property his wife brought to the marriage and retained the profits, though he generally needed her agreement to sell it.
During the Revolutionary Era, no state constitution granted women the right to vote, which is a separate but related issue denoting the lack of political rights for women during that time. This absence of rights extended to other areas, such as the law not recognizing married women as separate legal entities, thereby justifying their disenfranchisement.
The situation was slightly different for single women, as they were permitted to own property, which sparked discussions on whether they should also have the right to vote or be exempt from paying taxes if they were barred from voting.