Excerpt from Laboring and Dependent Classes in Colonial America, 1607-1783: Studies of the Economic, Educational, and Social Significance of Slaves, Servants, Apprentices and Poor Folk Though the essays included in this volume discuss a considerable variety of topics, nevertheless there is a bond of unity which war rants their inclusion under the general title chosen. Each study illustrates the attitude of the state and upper classes toward the lower classes; the place of the latter in society; their economic and social status; their treatment, efforts for their industrial, religious, or secular education, or their support. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.