Members of the Rising French Bourgeoisie Were Likely to Express

question 54

Multiple Choice

Members of the rising French bourgeoisie were likely to express their new power by

• A) getting younger sons influential positions in clerical orders.
• B) buying land in the French countryside and living like nobles.
• C) striving for university professorships if their sons were qualified.
• D) seeking high positions in the colonies.
• E) reinvestment in industry and patronage of the arts.

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