During this period Boston flourished culturally as well, admired for its rarefied literary life and generous artistic patronage, with members of old Boston families—eventually dubbed Boston Brahmins—coming to be regarded as the nation's social and cultural elites. COUNT 4
QSN1 What was the name given to old Boston families? ANS1 Boston Brahmins QSN2 Who came to be known as the nation's social elites? ANS2 Boston Brahmins QSN3 Boston was admired for what kind of life? ANS3 literary life QSN4 Boston improved culturally because of its generous what? ANS4 artistic patronage