1. Mestizos and Mulattos

2. Mestizos were the offspring of Europeans & Indians
The lack of European women in America led to intermarriage & a large mixed-race population that made up the next level of the social hierarchy
Mestizos were the offspring of Europeans & Indians
Mulattos were the offspring of Europeans & Africans

3. Where did most people fall in class?
MESTIZOS
Largest group of people in most colonies
People of mixed Spanish and Latin American ancestry
Work as servants and Laborers
These people tended to:
Have very few rights and freedoms

4. Who was at the bottom of society?
MULATTOS
People of mixed African and European descent
Lowest social class – along with Native Americans and enslaved Africans
Number of mulattos varied from colony to colony