Commodity Prices During the Gilded Age Declined in Large Part

question 47

Multiple Choice

Commodity prices during the Gilded Age declined in large part because of:

• A) rampant inflation
• B) overproduction and international competition in world markets
• C) free-silver policies
• D) low American tariff rates
• E) lazy farmers

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Response Criterion

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Weber's Law

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Grams

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Standard Weight

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