What challenges did President Houston face?

Financial problems (they had no

money!) – the Republic was deeply

in debt because of the Revolution

and the fact that the money they had

previously used was Mexican

money – they literally had no money,

not even printed currency!

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b gas tractor

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c and negotiated lower prices for farm equipment and supplies

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d the grange

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c over 15,000 bankrupt businesses

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c people became more self-sufficient