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Class in American History
- Popular American history often overlooks social class, portraying the US as classless after independence.
- This narrative ignores the reality of class struggles and the exploitation of laborers.
Colonists as Waste People
- Early colonists, often seen as expendable, were sent to America to develop the land.
- This perspective viewed the poor as waste people to be exploited for economic gain.
England's War on the Poor
- The English sought to reduce poverty through starvation, disease, war, or exile to the colonies.
- Colonies became workhouses, transforming the poor into economic assets.