The Granger Cases of the 1870s
A) represented farmers' overall support for changes in the railroad industry.
B) served to organize collectively and support legally the economic, political and social values?of farmers.
C) organized the collective interests of railroads in what was known as "The Grange of the Midwest."
D) are true for all of the above.

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The Granger Cases of the 1870s served to organize collectively and support legally the economic, political and social values of farmers. The Grange was formed as a response to the unfair practices of the railroad industry and aimed to create an organization that would represent and protect the interests of farmers. The legal battles of the Granger Cases helped to establish the principle that state governments had the power to regulate private businesses in order to protect the public interest.