What Is the Gentry

question 16

Multiple Choice

What is the gentry?

• A)Dispossessed nobles
• B)Royal officials created by Richelieu
• C)Wealthy, ambitious, and educated families
• D)Free farmers
• E)Wealthy urban merchants

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