Chapter 201. Reflections on The Farmers’ Revolt, Chapter 20

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Correct. The answer is b. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that the threats posed by tight monetary policies and high railroad rates led black and white American farmers to organize to fight for both economic and political changes.

Incorrect. The answer is b. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that the threats posed by tight monetary policies and high railroad rates led black and white American farmers to organize to fight for both economic and political changes.

Correct. The answer is a. The author uses the example of the Farmers’ Alliance to support her argument that American farmers organized to create alternative economic arrangements that would protect their interests.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The author uses the example of the Farmers’ Alliance to support her argument that American farmers organized to create alternative economic arrangements that would protect their interests.

Correct. The answer is b. As evidence to support her point that the Southern Farmers’ Alliance was a radical organization, the author describes its efforts to reach out to African Americans, women, and industrial workers, and especially Tom Watson’s statement that “the colored tenant is in the same boat as the white tenant.”

Incorrect. The answer is b. As evidence to support her point that the Southern Farmers’ Alliance was a radical organization, the author describes its efforts to reach out to African Americans, women, and industrial workers, and especially Tom Watson’s statement that “the colored tenant is in the same boat as the white tenant.”

Correct. The answer is d. To support her point that American farmers’ ultimately mounted a political movement to protect their interests, the author describes the People’s Party, which called for a broad agenda of political and economic reforms and presented an alternative vision of American economic democracy.

Incorrect. The answer is d. To support her point that American farmers’ ultimately mounted a political movement to protect their interests, the author describes the People’s Party, which called for a broad agenda of political and economic reforms and presented an alternative vision of American economic democracy.

Correct. The answer is c. The author argues that farmers ultimately rejected the cooperative movement as a solution to their problems because cooperatives could not get credit. Their lack of access to credit pushed them to organize a political organization to fight for economic democracy.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The author argues that farmers ultimately rejected the cooperative movement as a solution to their problems because cooperatives could not get credit. Their lack of access to credit pushed them to organize a political organization to fight for economic democracy.

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