How did farmers in the late 1800s fight the negative economic cycle that trapped them?
A. They organized into groups such as the Grange and Farmers' Alliance to fight for reforms.
B. They issued paper money as greenbacks to pay their debts.
C. They paid middlemen to get them better deals with the railroads.
D. They began to ship their grain by barge on available rivers and lakes.
Ans: A. They organized into groups such as the Grange and Farmers' Alliance to fight for reforms.
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