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Question 29 • Crowley Credit Recovery US History Studies Since 1877 A

Which of the following best describes why the Farmers’ Alliances formed the Populist Party?

Answer

The Farmers’ Alliances were not successful in changing the crop-lien system and needed to form a national political party as a result.

The Farmers’ Alliances were not successful in maintaining cooperative businesses and needed to form a national political party as a result.

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.

The Farmers’ Alliances were not successful in reforming the sharecropping system and needed to form a national political party as a result.

Explanation

The Farmers’ Alliances organized farmers and promoted reforms, but they had limited success influencing national policy through existing political parties. They formed the Populist Party to give farmers a stronger national political voice and push for policies such as currency and railroad reforms. The best choice is that they had not succeeded in influencing national farm policy in farmers’ favor.

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