Use the quote below to answer question 12. You come to us and tell us that the great cities are in favor of the gold standard; we reply that the great cities rest upon our broad and fertile prairies. Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country. . . .”

—William Jennings Bryan, 1896
12. In the late 19th century, farmers attempted to address the issue raised by William Jennings Bryan by

A: demanding higher tariffs
B: providing jobs for the unemployed
C: supporting the Populist Party
D: lobbying Congress to cut income taxes