Single individuals in communal housing

Families living in urban apartments

Extended families living together

Nuclear families in separate houses

Managing household and nearby land

Leading community meetings

Running local businesses

Serving in government positions

Lower class

Royal class

Middle class

Upper class or gentry

A house in the city

Land, tools, and supplies

A position in government

A permanent job

First representative assembly in the colonies

First trade agreement with Britain

First school for colonists

First military unit in the colonies

By passing trade laws taxing goods

By offering tax exemptions

By investing in colonial businesses

By providing free goods

Goods, slaves, and sugar

Weapons, horses, and grain

Gold, spices, and textiles

Books, art, and jewelry

By building colonial infrastructure

By influencing language, cooking, and music

By establishing trade routes

By introducing new farming techniques

Bad weather, drought, and disease

Lack of land

High taxes

Competition from European farmers

Formation of a new nation

Creation of a new religion

Abandonment of the colonies

Return to European rule