Why were itinerant ministers more likely to challenge the authority of propertied elites?

A) Their education encouraged outspokenness.
B) Because they traveled, they were less likely to suffer the social repercussions of criticism.
C) They were jealous of elites.
D) They believed the rich were more sinful.

Itinerant ministers, by virtue of their traveling lifestyle, were less embedded in the local social hierarchies and thus less susceptible to direct social and economic repercussions from the local elite. This mobility allowed them a degree of independence that stationary community members might not have, enabling them to speak out against injustices or challenge authority without as much fear of retaliation.