Agriculture prices were expensive, cattle farming was expensive, and their land was destroyed are three major problems they faced after the Civil War. They addressed the expensive prices by switching to crop farming (plants/tobacco/cotton, etc.) and they had high interest rates with the banks. They also faced very high railroad prices to transport their goods and therefore boycotted this method of transportation.
it means to make a serious request or an urgent one
for example, Appeal is defined as to be pleasing or interesting. A perfume that smells good is an example of something that appeals to your sense of smell.
