Question/Problem 3: Explore reasons why social rank was important to both the individual and society.

"BETTER SORT" (GENTRY, OWNED PROPERTY)
	     			  
WEALTHY MERCHANT
DAUGHTER OF WEALTHY MERCHANT
PLANTER (BORN IN ENGLAND)
SON OF PLANTER
MINISTER (EDUCATED IN ENGLAND, ANGLICAN CHURCH)
DOCTOR (APPRENTICED IN AMERICA)
MINISTER (EDUCATED IN ENGLAND, BAPTIST)


"MIDDLING SORT" (OWNED PROPERTY)

FARMER 				PRINTER 
BLACKSMITH 			SHIPBUILDER
BLACKSMITH (APPRENTICE) 	SHOEMAKER
ARCHITECT 			SILVERSMITH (MASTER)
CABINETMAKER (BORN IN ENGLAND)	WEAVER
GLASSWORKER (MASTER) 		WIFE OF WIGMAKER
HATTER 				TAILOR
WIFE OF FARMER 			BARRELMAKER


"MIDDLING SORT" (NO PROPERTY)

WIFE OF CLOCKMAKER 		TURNER (JOURNEYMAN)
PAPERMAKER 			SCHOOLMASTER
DAUGHTER OF TAILOR 		SON OF BLACKSMITH


"LOWER SORT"

UNSKILLED LABORER
INDENTURED SERVANT
WIFE OF INDENTURED SERVANT
SLAVE
SON OF SLAVE