Final answer:
The practice not common for women during the colonial era in the U.S. was keeping inherited property in her name, due to the legal doctrine of coverture that bound a woman's legal and economic status to her husband.
Step-by-step explanation:
During the colonial era in the United States, the practice of women keeping inherited property in her name was not common. At the time, the legal doctrine of coverture meant that a married woman had no legal or economic status independent of her husband. Therefore, a married woman could not conduct business, buy and sell property, or control any property she brought into the marriage. This was not significantly altered as a result of the American Revolution, as wives remained economically dependent on their husbands.
Furthermore, during the colonial era, women were also not allowed to vote or hold government offices. It was not until the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920 that women were granted the right to vote. Although single women and widows could own property, they generally did not have the political rights that property ownership conferred to men. Women's suffrage opponents argued that because of their dependent status, women did not possess the necessary discretion to vote. Not until the 1840s did a strong women's movement emerge, pressing for rights such as property control and suffrage which they would slowly achieve over the years.