Social Class And Mobility In America

In the 17th and 18th century class and mobility structure in America was basically the rich and poor. Generally you had an elite upper class division, and then you had the poor lower class families etc. According to the article Our plantation is very weak (1623), many people during this time went hungry and eventually died due to sickness from lack of resources and money. The divide was extremely visible in any area in the new founded colonies. Rich families were given land as well as white men who weren't servants or criminals, as stated in the article Social Class in the Colonies (1650-1750).
As stated in these articles you can see that class and mobility in America at this time was very difficult for people who were servants or slaves who