How were the poor treated in the North American colonies?

- Wikipedia: English Poor Laws.

- English Poor Laws: Historical Precedents of Tax-Supported Relief for the Poor.

- The Labor Problem at Jamestown, 1607-18.

- Richman, Poorman, Beggarman, Thief: Down but Not Out in Colonial Virginia.

- Poor Relief in Early America.

- English Poor Laws of 1601.

- HOW THE ENGLISH POOR LAWS LED TO SOCIAL SECURITY.