Asked by Marcus Suero on May 19, 2024
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Which of the following statements about the Agricultural Adjustment Administration is LEAST accurate?
A) The AAA paid farmers to produce more crops and grow more livestock to meet the demands of a hungry populace.
B) The benefits distributed by the AAA were often pocketed by landlords,who failed to pass them along to tenants.
C) The AAA sometimes made things worse for black sharecroppers,since landlords could keep more government money for themselves if they evicted tenants from their land.
D) The AAA contributed to the political education of southern blacks,who could vote in AAA referenda at a time when they could not vote in regular elections.
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
A New Deal agency established in 1933 to improve agricultural prices by controlling production, often through paying farmers not to plant on part of their land.
Sharecroppers
Farmers who rent small plots of land to farm and in return, they give a portion of their crop yield to the landlord as rent.
Landlords
Individuals or entities that rent land, buildings, or housing to tenants for a specified period under a lease agreement.
- Understand the impact of New Deal initiatives on the economic situations of African American agriculturalists.
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Dakota CoffeyMay 21, 2024
Final Answer :
A
Explanation :
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) paid farmers to reduce crop area and livestock numbers to raise agricultural prices, not to produce more.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the impact of New Deal initiatives on the economic situations of African American agriculturalists.