3. do you think that agrarian radicalism was a realistic response to actual conditions or an irrational and
hysterical expression of farmers' fears and anxieties?
4. was the decision of farmers in 1896 to focus on the issue of free silver a betrayal of agrarian ideals or a
reasonable response to the political situation facing farmers?

Which of the following statements about the economic consequences of the civil war is not accurate. a. inflation caused prices to rise by 80% in the north. b. because southern farms cannot process enough food for everyone in the south the union navy allowed food shipments from britain. c. to pay for all of the food supplies and arrangements that were necessary for the union army congress instituted an income tax. d. business boomed in the north as factories and farms always had a market for their products.