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

Activity: Create a ladder of social rank after researching your rung in colonial society.

Directions:

1. You will receive a calling. It will give information about your identity.

2. You will research your calling.

3. Use your research to make a rung for the social ladder.

4. Some information on your calling may not be directly stated. Use the research you gathered to make an educated guess.

5. Use your research to determine your rank in colonial society.

6. Justify to members of the class where your rung should be placed on the social ladder.

Criteria for Rank on the Ladder		|	Your Calling:
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Birth Rank in Society			|

Dignity of the Calling			|

Religion				|

Education or Training			|

Ethnicity				|

Educated in America or England		|

Born in America or England		|
  
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