Question

What was the purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)?
(1 point)
Responses

To reduce the total acres of land owned by each farmer
To reduce the total acres of land owned by each farmer

To raise cash crop prices by paying farmers to grow less product
To raise cash crop prices by paying farmers to grow less product

To secure factory jobs for farmers and relocate them to cities
To secure factory jobs for farmers and relocate them to cities

To influence Georgia farmers to plant more cotton

Answer 1

To raise cash crop prices by paying farmers to grow less product.

The AAA paid farmers subsidies to reduce crop acreage and livestock production to decrease surpluses and raise farm prices during the Great Depression.