USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Eighteenth century saw the emergence of a new social group called the middle class. They earned wealth through overseas trade and manufacturing of goods like woollen and silk textiles. This new middle class people belonged to the third estate.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 18th century witnessed the emergence of social groups, termed the middle class, who earned their wealth through an expanding overseas trade and form the manufacture of goods such as woollen and silk textiles that were either exported or bought by the richer members of society.

Detailed explanation-3: -The middle classes emerged for the first time in Western Europe with the development of the industrial and urban economy. The term middle class was initially used to describe the newly emerging class of bourgeoisie/industrial class.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the eighteenth century, many persons who belonged to third estate and earned their wealth through overseas trade and manufacturing goods, were termed as middle class. It was a new social group, which also comprised of court officials, lawyers and administrative officials.

Detailed explanation-5: -The middle class, along with the merchants and manufacturers, included professionals like lawyers and administrative officials. All these people were educated believed that no group in society should be privileged by birth and a person’s position in society should be based on his merit.