THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
AMERICAN INDUSTRIALIZATION FACTORY SYSTEM AND MARKET REVOLUTION
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Immigration reform and gold standard
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Coinage of silver and government ownership of railroads
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Lower crop prices and higher tariffs
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Unregulated banks and higher grain storage fees
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Populists were an agrarian-based political movement aimed at improving conditions for the country’s farmers and agrarian workers.
Detailed explanation-2: -The platform also called for a graduated income tax, direct election of Senators, a shorter workweek, restrictions on immigration to the United States, and public ownership of railroads and communication lines. The Populists appealed most strongly to voters in the South, the Great Plains, and the Rocky Mountains.
Detailed explanation-3: -As part of its political platform, the Populist Party advocated for: Federal ownership of railroads. Bimetallism (the use of both silver and gold to value money) Direct election of senators.
Detailed explanation-4: -Efforts by farmers to bring economic and political change within the Bourbon-controlled Democratic Party seemed hopeless. This led Mississippi farmers to turn to and support the newly created Populist Party.