Colonial Virginia gentry

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf social class
gptkbp:associatedWith plantation economy
gptkbp:characterizedBy land ownership
political influence
wealth
gptkbp:contributedTo cultural development
gptkbp:diedIn gptkb:American_Revolution
plantations
gptkbp:hasImpactOn social structure
Virginia_politics
gptkbp:hasMember merchants
landowners
planters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colonial Virginia gentry
gptkbp:influenced architecture
art
literature
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:British_aristocracy
gptkbp:is_used_in trade
military service
historical significance
legal rights
legislation
cultural patronage
slavery
social events
local governance
philanthropy
social networks
political power
large families
servants
access to education
political offices
social clubs
political debates
tobacco cultivation
slaves
cultural influence
estates
economic power
cultural capital
political connections
tobacco as currency
social privileges
elite schools
influence in colonial government
influence over local economy
legacy_in_American_history
connections_to_British_nobility
gptkbp:maintains social status
gptkbp:occasion within their class