Question

In the late nineteenth century, the growing middle class in cities accounted for one-third of the country's population and owned about ______ of its wealth, demonstrating the powerful role of the middle class in changing America's overall economic development.

Answer 1

In the late nineteenth century, the growing middle class in cities accounted for one-third of the country's population and owned about one half of its wealth, demonstrating the powerful role of the middle class in changing America's overall economic development.