Notes:
- Greenbacks were issued during Civil War
- Bland- Allison Act required government to buy and coin $2 to $4 million worth of silver each month.
Ch. 5.3:
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?
- Farmer's would mortgage their farms for credit to get seed and supplies.
- railroads made agreements with a middlemen allowing railroads to control grain storage prices.
-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in?
- Populist Party was founded in 1892 in Nebraska.
- The members consisted of of poor cotton farmers of South and poor wheat North farmers.
- Goal was to help the farmers not be weighed down by money.
- They form to a political party lead by common people not just government.
- They wanted a graduated income tax
- Elect senators by popular vote
- 8 hour work day
Ch. 6.1:
-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?
-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives?
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