WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
THE GRANGE AND THE POPULIST PARTY PLATFORM
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rising agricultural prices
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The use of silver instead of greenbacks
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Calls for racial segregation
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The inability of farmers to pay off their debts
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Populist movement was a revolt by farmers in the South and Midwest against the Democratic and Republican Parties for ignoring their interests and difficulties. For over a decade, farmers were suffering from crop failures, falling prices, poor marketing, and lack of credit facilities.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Populist Movement ultimately failed to survive because of their desire for inflation and the support for the coinage of silver, as well as the fact that they merged with the Democratic Party to combat the Republicans.
Detailed explanation-3: -What led to the rise of the Populist movement, and what effect did it have? Farmers received low prices for their crops, yet they had to pay high costs for transportation. The cost of doing business rose and farmers blamed big businesses for their problems.
Detailed explanation-4: -Analyze the reasons for the emergence of the Populist Movement in the late nineteenth century. Populism emerged in the late 1800s because farmers were frustrated with high debt and low prices, felt that banks and railroads were too powerful, and felt that government was not responsive to the needs of the people.