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?

    <p>English gentry</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Wealth and power</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary role of gentlemen in the gentry?

    <p>To govern others and serve as judges and church leaders</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>They were usually wealthy farmers or successful merchants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the English aristocracy think of the American gentry?

    <p>Looked down on them</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>They were less powerful than the gentry</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Slave-owning plantations</p> Signup and view all the answers

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