A class system began to emerge with a clearly defined rich class, middle class, and working class. The wealthy class replaced the nobility, and you could now access wealth instead of being born into it. In 1850, the wealthy class, which represented 10% of the population, controlled 70% of the wealth. (Lesson 11). A distant middle class of lawyers, doctors, teachers, clerks, accountants, and other office workers emerged during this time (Give Me Liberty 348). The middle class had women who stayed home and took care of the household and men were expected to work (Lesson 11). The middle class was often attracted to evangelical religions and was the driving force behind the temperance movement (Lesson 11). The working class made up the rest of the class systems, these were low-wage, unskilled workers, mostly made up of immigrants and blacks (Lesson