Title: Social Classes In Colonial America
Headings: Social Classes In Colonial America
Social Classes In Colonial America
Content: They were extremely affluent and possessed their own mansions and carriages. These mansions boasted of rich libraries and high class furniture, which was shipped from England. The gentry also liked to wear clothes from London. These clothes were styled with a modern outlook, thus defining their social stature. They also enjoyed lavish parties and banquets. Since they were the highest class-the top of society, they were usually children born of wealthy parents married to other members of the gentry. They made sure that classes were not intermingled despite feelings toward others in a different class. During the Colonial period, the colonists were rapidly able to move up in social rank. Colonial aristocracy in the south was made up mostly of the larger rice and tobacco planters. In New England, the office holders and rich merchants were the social leaders.