Which of the Following Was True of the Colonial Elite

question 46

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.
• E) All of them were careful to marry outside their families.

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