The two dominant forces that worked together in the late 1800s and through much of the 1900s to consolidate political power in Texas were __________.

A. small farmers and urban area workers
B. Catholics and radical Reconstructionists
C. African Americans and other minorities and conservative Republicans
D. rural elites and leaders of mercantile, banking, and industry


Answer: D

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