High-level politicians gave out plots of land to male settlers, or proprietors, who then divided the land amongst themselves.
Marguerite and her four companions were also responsible for examining the male settlers who arrived seeking a wife.
The King's Daughters quickly found husbands among the heavily male settlers, as well as a new life for themselves.
Historically, the male Portuguese settler preferred to marry a Portuguese born female.
Cheyenne and Sioux warriors attacked a ranch near present day Sterling, Colorado where they killed all of the male settlers and took three captives.
Paraguay's cultural heritage can be traced to the extensive intermarriage between the original male Spanish settlers and female indigenous Guaraní brides.
They quickly found husbands among the predominantly male settlers, as well as a new life for themselves.
The jurors were all male and all settlers.
The small group of male settlers arrived at Tadoussac on the lower St. Lawrence in June.