Most farmers and their spokesmen during the late nineteenth century complained about several perceived grievances. Which one did they not complain about?
a. railroad freight rates
b. middlemen's costs
c. loss of influence
d. overproduction of crops
D
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A. George Washington B. William Pitt C. James Wolfe D. Edward Braddock
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A) high unemployment among American sailors B) threats from Great Britain C) a possible war with France D) a desire to stimulate the economy of New England
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a. the desire of the Third Estate to have its voice heard. b. Louis XVI's intention to further weaken the nobility. c. the intention of the nobility to weaken the crown. d. the resistance of the bourgeoisie to paying higher taxes. e. consensus that the experiment in absolutism had failed.
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