The emergence of the factory system and the need for managers and supervisors created a new social class - the middle class. This class was made up of white-collar workers, who were neither wealthy nor poor, but enjoyed a comfortable standard of living.

Solved

The Middle Class

Question 17

Multiple Choice

The middle class

A) had been a staple of American society since the American Revolution.
B) emerged with the factory system, and the creation of managers and supervisors.
C) included factory owners and yeoman farmers.
D) was a social status that only the educated could attain.
E) None of these choices.

Correct Answer: