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question 21 of 26
support test
use the statement and your knowledge of u.s. history to answer the question below.
\our opponents...simply desire to maintain the gold standard until other nations will help us to let go... those who are responsible for the gold standard are not the ones to whom we must look for deliverance...dont expect the republican party to break the shackles of the gold standard.\
-william jennings bryan
which statement best describes the solution supported by william jennings bryan to the problem referenced in the passage?
a bryan supported an increase in the use of silver for currency to solve the problems faced by farmers.
b bryan supported an increase in protective tariffs on manufactured goods.
c bryan proposed that the banks forgive the debts of all farmers.
d bryan proposed that the federal government regulate the railroad companies.

Explanation:

William Jennings Bryan was a prominent advocate for bimetallism (using both gold and silver as currency) in the late 19th century. Farmers faced economic struggles under the gold standard, which restricted the money supply and kept crop prices low. Bryan argued that expanding currency with silver would ease their debt burdens and improve their economic situation, as referenced in the passage's criticism of the gold standard.

Answer:

Bryan supported an increase in the use of silver for currency to solve the problems faced by farmers.