Ch. 5.3:
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?
Farmers struggled because crop prices were high and good farm land was hard to find. Railroad shipping prices were very high. Inflation took place.
-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in?
political party- a political party that sought to represent the interests of farmers and laboreers in the 1890s. Also called the Peoples party.
Populist party platform
increased currency issue
free coinage of gold and silver
public ownership of railroads
graduated Federal Income Tax
then we watched America the Story of us
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