Which of the Following Was Not Among the Serious Problems

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was not among the serious problems faced by American farmers in the late nineteenth century?

• A) deflationary prices and a static money supply
• B) inability to borrow money from eastern banks and loan companies
• C) very high mortgage interest rates
• D) natural disasters and insects like the boll weevil
• E) high state and local taxes on their land

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