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Amovement known as "free silver" became an important part of the platform of the populist party in the 1890s. supported largely
by poor, indebted farmers in the states of the south and the great plains, the free silver movement and the populist party argued
for the free coinage of silver, which would increase the money supply, leading to higher prices on all goods. as a result farmers
could charge higher prices for their crops and earn higher profits. this movement was opposed by financial establishments, railroad
companies, and other big businesses, many of whom were creditors and held the debts of the nation's farmers.
which of the following best explains why the populist party would support the free silver movement?

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