The middle class grew because
A) the Rockefellers, Carnegies, and Morgans regularly loaned and gave their money away.
B) Americans moved from farms to towns and took on professional and managerial positions.
C) Americans moved from towns to farms and invested in agriculture.
D) the Civil War created a surge in prosperity.
Answer: B
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