Today, in class, we got on the computers as people continued their PowerPoint Presentations. I also edited my powerpoint because apparently too much information is bad (crazy right?).
Jon went next. He talked about the Populist Party Platform, which was organized in St. Louis. It represneted the common folk , such as farmers. The panic of 1893 was the economy collapse of the Philladelphia and the reading railroad. This depression in Europe led to America buying British investments. On May 15, stocks hit an all time low as the unemployment rate grew as well.
Rachel talked about why people immigrated. Some reasons were to escape teh potato famine, to be free and to be away from discrimination. The Americanization movement occured during the late 1800's. People from many cultures came to our country. She talked about the good and bad reasons why people came over here such as transportation changes, the Industrial Revolution or the depression
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