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What Distinguished the Granger Movement from the Farmers' Alliances

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What distinguished the Granger movement from the Farmers' Alliances?


A) Whereas the Grange had always focused solely on social and recreational activities as a means of raising awareness of the plight of farmers, the Alliances focused solely on political action.
B) Whereas the Grange enacted legislation only at the state level and often took out loans from banks, the Alliances focused solely on the local level and refused to participate in loans.
C) Whereas the Grange supported free-silver economic policies and low tariffs, the Alliances supported the gold standard and high tariffs.
D) Whereas the Grange failed to address declining crop prices and the inadequate amount of money in circulation, the Farmers' Alliances were created expressly to solve this problem.
E) Whereas the Grange was predominantly a wing of the Democratic party, the Alliances were predominantly a wing of the Republican party.

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