Monday: watch video
Tuesday:
Interstate Commerce Act – 1887
- Allowed the US Government to supervise railroads
- Required railroad rates to be “fair and just”
- Set up interstate Commerce Commission to carry out law
- Failed to help farmers at first
Populist Movement – Omaha platform – 1890’s
- Help famers out of debt
- Farmers made up the populist party - help common people out (PEOPLE PARTY)
- Farmers doing good – make more food for the country
- Give people a greater voice in government
- White, Rich, Males had all voice in government - Tried passing laws to help give them more power
- Increase money supply in circulation-Silverite’s
- Tough for farmers to repay debt when more circulation. Farmers wanted inflation, so their crop prices would go up and easier to repay debt
William Jennings Bryan – cross of gold --- speech in that era the promoted the gold standard
- Graduated income tax
- Direct election of senators
- Single terms for president/vice president
- Secret ballot
- 8-hour work day
- Restrictions on immigration
Wednesday: No School
Thursday:
Graduated income tax – why?
- The more money you make the higher present you pay.
Direct election of senators – why?
- Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are Iowa senators
- Directly selected by people within the state
Single terms for President/Vice President – Why?
- Didn’t want one ruler, like a king.
- People didn’t want one ruler for a long time
- Got 2 terms after world war 1
Secret Ballot- Why?
- So no one can influence or intimidate you while voting
8 hour works days- Why?
- To make more product to make more income and money
Restrictions on immigrations (legal) – Why?
- 1870 -1920
- Millions of people came from all around the world
- Factory workers wanted to limit how many could come in because the immigrants can take their work
- Coming from south-eastern Europe
Start watching video
Friday: Finish watching video
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