Sagot :
The way in which the American farmers responded to the problems identified in this excerpt is:
- D. They passed "Granger laws" in their state legislatures to regulate the railroads.
Based on the given excerpt, we can see that there is a complaint about the way the railway has been monopolised by a group of tyrannical people who have blocked legislation that would be beneficial and when useful laws are passed, they simply refuse to obey them.
Therefore, the American farmers passed "Granger laws" in their state legislatures to regulate the railroads and take the power off the usurpers and tyrants.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D
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