Question
Cotton, wheat, and corn prices doubled in three years. Despite having misgivings about receiving government subsidies, farmers overwhelmingly approved of the program. Unfortunately, the bounty did not trickle down to the lowest economic levels. Tenant farmers and sharecroppers did not receive government aid; the subsidy went to the landlord. The owners often bought better machinery with the money, which further reduced the need for farm labor. In fact, the Great Depression and the AAA brought a virtual end to the practice of sharecropping in America.
–“The Farming Problem,”
USHistory.org
What were the effects of the AAA’s efforts? Check all that apply.
The prices for many farm goods fell.
Tenant farmers continued to struggle.
Farmers were pleased with the program.
The overall supply of farm goods increased.
Sharecropping was practiced less and less.
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The effects of the AAA’s efforts included:
- Tenant farmers continued to struggle.
- Farmers were pleased with the program.
- Sharecropping was practiced less and less.
The other options, "The prices for many farm goods fell" and "The overall supply of farm goods increased," do not accurately reflect the effects discussed in the provided text.
- Tenant farmers continued to struggle.
- Farmers were pleased with the program.
- Sharecropping was practiced less and less.
The other options, "The prices for many farm goods fell" and "The overall supply of farm goods increased," do not accurately reflect the effects discussed in the provided text.