In history, people who migrated to colonies were often looked down upon. Did colonists have a social standing that drove others to look down on them? Or was there a past that colonists shared that made people treat them as inferior?
Did colonists have a social standing that drove others to look down on them?
Generally yes. In many cases colonist were often minority groups (Protestants coming to North America for example), poor people hoping for a better life and criminals/undesirable people (example: Australia).