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13 Colonies Notes
Study Cards Of The Upper Class, Middle Class And Lower Class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the wealthiest, most educated class and influential class? | The wealthiest, most educated class and influential class was the GENTRY. They were made up of: Owners of large farm or plantations, wealthy merchants, doctors, lawyers and ministers, and prosperous artisans (such as goldsmiths). |
| Most community leadership roles were held by which class? | Most community leadership roles were held by the gentry. |
| What happened since these roles didn't usually pay? | These roles didn't usually pay, so only the gentry could afford to hold these offices. |
| What did the gentry feel? | They felt it was their right and responsibility to serve their community by leading. |
| What did the gentry obviously had the right to do? | They obviously had the right to vote. |
| What did the gentry control? | They controlled the colonial governments and courts. |
| It was mostly this group that was interested in what? | It was mostly this group that was interested in education and art. |
| What did most posses in the gentry? | Most possessed their own mansions that had rich libraries and high class furniture shipped from England. |
| What did people in the gentry like to wear? | They liked to wear clothing styled after London aristocrats to show their social status. |
| In the SOUTHERN COLONIES most of the gentry was made up of what? | In the SOUTHERN COLONIES most of the gentry was made up of large plantation owners. |
| In NEW ENGLAND most of the gentry were made up of what? | In NEW ENGLAND most of the gentry were made up of wealthy merchants who participated in the very profitable Transatlantic Trade, shipwrights, and owners of large fishing fleets. |
| In the MIDDLE COLONIES most of the gentry were made up of what? | In the MIDDLE COLONIES most of the gentry were made up of large farm owners and wealthy port city merchants. |
| While women in the gentry class still could not vote or hold office, they had many what? | While women in the gentry class still could not vote or hold office, they had many servants to do the more physical work. |
| What did the women's role consisted mainly of? | Their role consisted mainly of managing the household including the education of children, entertaining, and the making of household goods. |
| What did children in the gentry class have to do? | Children in the gentry class had far fewer physical chores to do, and could spend more time being educated, often by tutors. |
| What would boys and girls learn? | Boys might learn to read and write, learn math, and Greek and Latin, while Girls were often taught to read and learn manners and etiquette. |
| Children were trained to do what in the gentry class? | Children were trained to take over the role of their parents. |
| Most colonists were middle class freeman who were what? | Most colonists were middle class freeman who were small planters, independent farmers, or artisans. |
| In the middle class, what was their wealth like? | They were neither rich nor extremely poor, but those who owned land could vote and few held office. |
| The growth of the middle class gave the poor something to what? | The growth of the middle class gave the poor something to hope for and work for. |
| With enough work, what could the poor people do? | With enough work, they could potentially move up the social ladder to the middle class, a possibility that was not at all likely back in Europe. |
| In the SOUTHERN COLONIES the majority of settlers were part of a what? | In the SOUTHERN COLONIES the majority of settlers were a part of a broad middle class that owned substantial farms. |
| In NEW ENGLAND Puritans created what? | In NEW ENGLAND Puritans created self governing communities of religious congregations of farmers and their families. Artisans, shopkeepers and merchants provided services to the growing farming population. |
| In the MIDDLE COLONIES, Similar to New England, many of the middle class were made up of what? | In the MIDDLE COLONIES, Similar to New England, many of the middle class were made up of small-scale farmers. In the cities, specialized professions made up the middle class. |
| Much of colonial America was based on what in the lower class? | Much of colonial America was based on agriculture, and as a result, many of the poorest colonists were also farmers whole land did not produce enough for prosperity, hands who worked on others farms. |
| What did other poor colonists work as? | other poor colonists worked as day laborers on farms, in merchant shops, or at seaports as sailors or dockhands. |
| Very few in this class had the potential to do what? | Very few in this class had the potential to own land, nor could they read, write, or vote. |
| The lower class was also made up of what? | The lower class was also made up of indentured servants. |
| Who were these indentured servants? | These were people who had agreed to work for a person who paid for their passage to the colonies from three to seven years. |
| At the end of this time, if they survived, they would often get what? | At the end of this time, if they survived, they would often get land and therefore the right to vote. |
| Who was at the very bottom of the social ladder? | At the very bottom of the social ladder were the enslaved Africans who were brought to the colonies against their will. |
| What were they the backbone of? | They were the backbone of much of the colonial economy, particularly in the south. |
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