Colonial America Social Class System Quiz

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Who were at the top of society in the South of colonial America?

English aristocracy

Successful merchants

Slave-owning planters (correct)

Wealthy farmers

What was the main source of wealth for the gentry in New England and the Mid-Atlantic colonies?

Wealthy farmers

Successful merchants

Servants' labor

Inherited wealth (correct)

What was the primary role of ladies in the gentry?

Modeling English behavior

Running household of servants (correct)

Serving as judges and church leaders

Governing others

What did wealthy Americans in colonial America model their behavior after?

English gentry Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary characteristic that distinguished the gentry from other classes?

Wealth and power Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary role of gentlemen in the gentry?

To govern others and serve as judges and church leaders Signup and view all the answers

What distinguished the elite in New England and the Mid-Atlantic colonies?

They were usually wealthy farmers or successful merchants Signup and view all the answers

What did the English aristocracy think of the American gentry?

Looked down on them Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary characteristic of the middle class in colonial America?

They were less powerful than the gentry Signup and view all the answers

What was the main source of wealth for the gentry in the South of colonial America?

Slave-owning plantations Signup and view all the answers

Colonial America Social Class System Quiz

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Who were at the top of society in the South of colonial America?

What was the main source of wealth for the gentry in New England and the Mid-Atlantic colonies?

What was the primary role of ladies in the gentry?

What did wealthy Americans in colonial America model their behavior after?

What was the primary characteristic that distinguished the gentry from other classes?

What was the primary role of gentlemen in the gentry?

What distinguished the elite in New England and the Mid-Atlantic colonies?

What did the English aristocracy think of the American gentry?

What was the primary characteristic of the middle class in colonial America?

What was the main source of wealth for the gentry in the South of colonial America?

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