The Farmers' Alliance was originally formed to
A) drive up farm prices by reducing crop production.
B) advance agriculturally useful education in state land-grant colleges.
C) join poor black and white farmers in a political alliance to advance their similar economic interests.
D) undermine eastern bankers by providing low-cost loans to farmers.
E) break the economic grip of the railroads through farmers' cooperatives.

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The Farmers' Alliance was formed to break the economic grip of the railroads and other monopolies by organizing farmers' cooperatives, which allowed farmers to collectively negotiate better prices and rates.

The Farmers' Alliance Was Originally Formed to