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AP U.S. History Exam 2.32. The organization shown in the image worked to change the American economy by...what?

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00:00

[ musical flourish ]

00:03

And here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by the gold standard,

00:06

the latest trend in Andean fashion.

00:08

The Andes Mountains? Yeah, like that.

00:11

All right. The organization shown in the image worked

00:13

to change the American economy by what?

00:15

And here are your potential answers.

00:17

[ mumbles ]

00:20

All right. Well, if that strapping young man in the image is any indication,

00:24

farming isn't just good for the land; it's good for the soul.

00:27

And also the return of high-waisted pants.

00:30

We won't go there.

00:31

All right, so let's see how the Grange movement planted the seeds of change

00:34

in its promotion of agriculture's, uh, healthy benefits.

00:38

Did the organization in the image work to change the American economy by A -

00:42

advocating the closing of the national bank?

00:45

Hmm. Well, abolishing the national bank was a

00:47

goal of the Farmers' Alliance, a group that was more focused

00:50

on economic policy than on the Grangers.

00:53

So we can take A off the payroll.

00:55

Did the Grangers attempt to reform the American economy by B -

00:58

setting a strict number of hours farmers could work each week?

01:03

Well, eight hour workdays eventually became an important issue

01:05

in the farmers' movement, but it was pushed more by the

01:08

Populists, not by the Grangers.

01:10

Looks like time's up for B.

01:12

Could the Grangers have attempted economic reform by C -

01:15

emphasizing the importance of silver over the gold standard?

01:19

Well, that's the Farmers' Alliance again, which favored the use of silver

01:22

over the gold standard. So if we can't cash in on C,

01:26

then that means the Grangers worked to change the American economy

01:29

by D - fighting for governmental control of railroads and grain warehouses.

01:35

The Grange movement's major goal was to return

01:38

railroads to government control and to allow for fair

01:41

pricing, since the fixed rates of railroad monopolies

01:44

placed a huge burden on farmers.

01:46

So D is the correct answer.

01:48

They may not seem super connected at first glance,

01:50

but agriculture really depended on the railroad system to, uh,

01:53

help keep things on track.

01:55

Choo choo.

01:57

[ train whistle ]

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