What impact did the decline of deference during the 1830s in American society have on American elites?
a. Those who were born to prominent families continued to lead, though their incomes declined.
b. They no longer enjoyed popular assumptions that they should rule.
c. It caused the decline of the competitive capitalist society in early America.
d. Power came to be determined more by class than wealth.
Answer: b. They no longer enjoyed popular assumptions that they should rule.
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