During the Great Depression, President Hoover permitted the Federal Farm Board to
A) authorize a reduction in wages and output.
B) increase tariffs so that any excess food would be used for domestic consumption.
C) check the rapid increase in agricultural prices.
D) establish stabilization corporations to purchase surplus wheat and cotton.
D
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A) founded as religious refuges. B) proprietary colonies. C) founded after the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. D) characterized by religious intolerance.
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(A) Henry Clay (B) James Madison (C) John Adams (D) Thomas Jefferson