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USI U4: Colonies

Colonial People

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The colonies were made up of different groups of people whose lives varied greatly depending on... social position
Did colonial people typically move between social groups? No, they typically stayed in the same social group that they were born in.
Which group mostly lived in the South, had rich social culture, and were sometimes educated? Large Landowners
Which group relied on indentured servants and/or enslaved African Americans for labor? Large Landowners
Which group had plantations? Large Landowners
Which group worked the land according to the region? Farmers
Which group relied on family members for labor? Farmers
Which group could own land, work for pay, and spend money, but could not vote? Free African Americans
Which group was captured, shipped, and sold in the colonies? Enslaved African Americans
Which group were owned as property and didn't have any rights? Enslaved African Americans
Which group worked as caretakers, houseworkers, and homemakers? Women
Which two groups could not vote? Women and African Americans
Which group chose to travel to the colonies, but could not afford passage? Indentured Servants
Which group agreed to contracts of working without pay for a set amount of time? Indentured Servants
Which group worked as craftsmen in towns, plantations, small villages, and cities? Artisans
Which group bought goods and put them in shops in towns and cities? Merchants
Which group used shops to sell goods to colonists in towns and cities? Merchants
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