WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
THE GRANGE AND THE POPULIST PARTY PLATFORM
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Question
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Which of the following always hurt farmers?
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Gold Miners
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Railroads
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American Indians
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Exodusters
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -As farmers fell deeper into debt, whether it be to the local stores where they bought supplies or to the railroads that shipped their produce, their response was to increase crop production each year in the hope of earning more money with which to pay back their debt. The more they produced, the lower prices dropped.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Populists were an agrarian-based political movement aimed at improving conditions for the country’s farmers and agrarian workers.
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