Social hierarchies refer to systems or structures in society that organize individuals into different levels based on factors such as wealth, power, and social status. These hierarchies determine people's positions within society.
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Gentry: The gentry referred to wealthy landowners who held high social positions during colonial times.
Indentured Servitude: Indentured servitude involved individuals working under contracts for a set period in exchange for passage to America or other benefits.
Enslaved Africans: Enslaved Africans were forcibly brought from Africa to work on plantations or in households as laborers without any freedom or rights.