In the 1840s and 1850s, the wealth of members of the upper-class elite in America was often based on:
A. Talent
B. Religiosity
C. Inheritance or marriage
D. Work ethic
Answer: C
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a. Copenhagen b. Amsterdam. c. Warsaw. d. Berlin.
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