-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?
The moriil act of 1862 and the Hatch Act of 1887 gave federal grants of land to states in order to create a series of agricultural experiment statons. Isu is the first college on a land grant. States have separate colleges for differrent races had to make an equal amount of the funds to be recieved under the act. Many farmers were in debt and so they borrowed money to pay for the equipment and when wheat prices fell they paid for the money and when they rose they didn't owe money. They felt threatened by the railroads and monopolies and trusts. The weather also put them further into debt. They railroads charged the farmers for short and long trips and they took advantage of the farmers.
Ch. 5.3:
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?
The land wasn't good for farming and the farmers had to mortage land and then when interest rose they were paying back money htat was worth more than what they got. On top of that the raliroads were unfair and they kept hiking up prices. They would charge lots more for credit on seeds than they would with cash The Grange was formed by Oliver Hudson Kelley that took on the Farmers problems .
-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in?
Ch. 6.1:
-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?
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