Which of the Following Was True of the Colonial Elite

question 82

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was true of the colonial elite?

• A) Like the mother country, the colonies had a titled aristocracy.
• B) They controlled colonial government.
• C) They often encountered financial trouble because they lacked connections to their counterparts back in the mother country.
• D) Most of them were as wealthy as, if not wealthier than, the British aristocracy.

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