Which of the following best describes why the Farmers’ Alliances formed the Populist Party?
Answer
A
The Farmers’ Alliances were not successful in changing the crop-lien system and needed to form a national political party as a result.
B
The Farmers’ Alliances were not successful in maintaining cooperative businesses and needed to form a national political party as a result.
C
The Farmers’ Alliances were not successful in influencing national farm policy in favor of farmers and needed to form a national political party as a result.
D
The Farmers’ Alliances were not successful in reforming the sharecropping system and needed to form a national political party as a result.