Today students categorized their colonial occupations as: upper sort; middlin sort; and lower sort. The second step was to place themselves in social rankings in colonial times. The English colonists came from a monarchic society. They were born into a particular order of society. Opportunities were limited to that social order. We then watched a film about Benjamin Franklin who managed to move up the ladder of success even in that monarchic system. In America opportunity was there for those who were willing to work hard.....
To learn more about Ben Franklin, click on the following link:
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=1215742n
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