Many of the new millionaires who emerged in the North during the Civil War
a. committed their personal fortunes to the Union cause.
b. made their fortunes by providing poorly made, shoddy goods to the Union armies.
c. made their highest profits by selling captured cotton to British textile manufacturers.
d. earned public distrust by secretly advocating a negotiated settlement with the Confederacy.
e. paid the largest portion of the taxes that financed the Union war effort.
Answer: B