The colonists used which of the following as a model for meeting the needs of indigents,idlers,criminals,orphans,and others?
A)concept of less eligibility
B)Elizabethan Poor Laws
C)institutions
D)Law of Settlement

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The Elizabethan Poor Laws were a set of laws enacted in England in the 16th century to deal with poverty and unemployment. These laws established a system of poor relief that included workhouses, which were institutions that provided housing and work for the poor, indigents, idlers, criminals, orphans, and others who could not support themselves. The American colonists used the Elizabethan Poor Laws as a model for their own system of poor relief, which included similar institutions such as almshouses and poorhouses.

The Colonists Used Which of the Following as a Model