WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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In the Northeast
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In the east
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In the West
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In Florida
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Populism refers to a range of political stances that emphasize the idea of “the people” and often juxtapose this group against “the elite". It is frequently associated with anti-establishment and anti-political sentiment.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Populists were an agrarian-based political movement aimed at improving conditions for the country’s farmers and agrarian workers.
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.