Farmers Were Slow to Organize and Promote Their Own Interests

question 38

Multiple Choice

Farmers were slow to organize and promote their own interests because they

• A) were not well educated.
• B) did not possess the money necessary to establish a national political movement.
• C) were divided by the wealthier, more powerful manufacturers and railroad barons.
• D) had little time to spare for political organization.
• E) were by nature independent and individualistic.

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