The main criticism of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) was that citizens were starving while the government was destroying food. This criticism arose because the AAA aimed to raise prices for agricultural products by reducing supply, which involved the destruction of crops and livestock, while many people were still struggling with food shortages during the Great Depression.
7. What was the main criticism of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)?(1 point)
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Farmers made more money than other people through the act.
Farmers made more money than other people through the act.
The government forced landowners to hire sharecroppers and tenant farmers.
The government forced landowners to hire sharecroppers and tenant farmers.
Citizens were starving while the government was destroying food.
Citizens were starving while the government was destroying food.
Farmers grew more crops knowing they would get more money from the act.
Farmers grew more crops knowing they would get more money from the act.
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