Which of the following statements accurately describes class stratification in the United States following the War for Independence?
A) Due to British economic policies, there were virtually no wealthy people in America in the 1780s, and thus, the new nation already had many of the conditions that were ideal for bringing about true equality.
B) The majority of the owners of large estates in America still resided in England, so most Americans after the Revolution were on equal footing economically and could identify with one another.
C) The Revolution opened up opportunities in America for public debates and political and social struggles that enlarged the scope of freedom and challenged inherited structures of power.
D) Because the Revolution had been so destructive and controversial, for several decades the new nation had fewer opportunities for freedom and equality than the American colonies originally had.
E) Because the Revolution had been led predominantly by the lower classes with members of the upper classes remaining uninvolved, the ideas of Thomas Paine only went so far in the new nation.
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