In the 1850s
a. captains of industry came to dominate British politics.
b. country gentlemen continued to dominate British politics.
c. labor unions came to dominate British politics.
d. yeomen farmers continued to dominate British politics.
e. Britain had become the freest country in the world, and as such no single group dominated.
b
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