1. Read the following excerpt and answer the question below. The Government should own and operate the railroads in the interest of the people... that all may be accorded the same treatment in transportation and that
the tyranny and political power now exercised by the great railroad corporations ...may be destroyed.
Source: Vassar College
Why would farmers support this populist Party belief in 1896?
A. Farmers would pay equal transportation fees.
B. Farmers would be given loans from national banks.
C. Farmers would be compensated by railroad subsidies.
D. Farmers would see higher crop prices due to inflation.
A. Correct/ Incorrect - Why?
B. Correct Incorrect. Why?
C. Correct/ Incorrect - Why?
D. Correct/ Incorrect. Why?