society in colonial Latin America was divided into several classes
The upper classes in colonial America consisted of wealthy landowners, merchants, and professionals such as doctors and lawyers. This group held significant economic and political power, often dominating colonial society and government.
They were all social classes in colonial Latin America.
They were all social classes in colonial Latin America
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upper class, middle class, and middle class
In Colonial America, one characteristic was very rigid social classes. Because the people living there came from England, there was a similar structure to what was found in that country: a wealthy upper class of landowners, and a lower class, some of whom were indentured servants. There was also a culture dominated by one religion-- Protestant Christianity.
The richest British and French were the 'elite' in Colonial America. Barons and men with military history, or those born into or who inherited wealth, were part of the upper classes. However, most colonists were everyday commoners and British subjects. Britain also sent their lowest classes to the Americas: criminals, the poor,etc. Much later, immigrants had to prove they had the financial means or family to take care of their financial needs.
The resentment of the mestizo and creole social classes in Latin America sparked a desire to end colonial rule. The mestizos were of mixed European and indigenous descent, facing discrimination and limited opportunities under colonial rule. The creoles, or American-born descendants of European colonizers, sought more political and economic power that was restricted by colonial authorities.
One of the differences between structure and classes socially is that structure is the organization of society, and classes are the stratification within that society. Think of it like a closet, and the different styles of clothes within the closet.
The correct list of social classes in colonial Latin America from highest to lowest would typically be: peninsulares (those born in Spain), creoles (those of Spanish descent born in the Americas), mestizos (people of mixed European and indigenous descent), indigenous peoples, African slaves, and mulattos (people of mixed European and African descent).
Marcus Wilson Jernegan has written: 'Laboring and dependent classes in colonial America, 1607-1783' -- subject(s): Public schools, Law, Labor and laboring classes, Public welfare 'Slavery and conversion in the American colonies'