Bell Ringer Date: September 29th, 2015

1) Copy down the homework in your agenda.

2) Take out the sheet you wrote about the colonial teenagers from yesterday. Answer this question on it…

What was the hardest part of colonial life in your opinion?

What was the role of colonial women?

The Social Class

Directions: Draw this triangle on your paper. Label the types of classes that you think exist in America today

and what jobs these classes may have.

What types of Jobs did they have?

Picture Question…?

Directions: Copy down this chart now and title it

Colonial Social Classes

GENTRY

Wealthy Planters, Lawyers, Merchants, Ministers, Royals

What types of Jobs did they have?

What types of Jobs did they have?

Directions: Copy down this chart now and title it

Colonial Social Classes

GENTRY

Wealthy Planters, Lawyers, Merchants, Ministers, Royals

The Middle ClassSmall Planters, Artisans,

Independent Farmers

What types of Jobs did they have?

What types of Jobs did they have?

Directions: Copy down this chart now and title it

Colonial Social Classes

GENTRY

Wealthy Planters, Lawyers, Merchants, Ministers, Royals

The Middle ClassSmall Planters, Artisans,

Independent Farmers

Indentured ServantsBound to a life of hard labor. Worked to

death. Served Time for freedom

Question….?

• What class do you think had the easiest time in colonial society?• What class do you think had the

hardest time in colonial society?• Which class would you want to be

and why?

Slavery