One Percent of the U

question 48

Multiple Choice

One percent of the U.S. population controls approximately of the total wealth in the nation.

• A) one-third
• B) one-quarter
• C) one-half
• D) two-thirds

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Definitions:

Dominion of New England

A merging of British colonies in North America from 1686 until 1689 under a single governor, aimed at bolstering colonial defense and streamlining administration.

Eighteenth Century

The century spanning from 1701 to 1800, marked by the Enlightenment, rising colonial empires, and significant advancements in science and philosophy.

Protestants

Members of the branch of Christianity that originated with the Reformation, a movement against what its followers considered to be errors in the Roman Catholic Church.

American Colonies

The territories in the New World that were controlled by European nations, particularly Britain, before gaining independence to become the United States of America.