Posted by 6CarlyN on September 27, 2011 at 10:29am
Today we had presentations again over 5-3 and 6-1Ch. 5.3:-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?Not very much good landRail roads would charged to muchThey over grew cropsThey weren't receiving what they should have been for their cropsFarmers had to share one railroad-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in?Populists were a group of farmers and other western people who realized that they needed to make changes through politics.Now known a the Democratic PartyThey help proposed economics reforms:-higher prices for goods and services-a gradual income tax-federal loan programGovernment reforms:-election of the U.S. senators by popular vote-single terms for presidents and vice-presidents-a secret ballet to end vote fraudThe party then elected 5 senators, 3 governors, and around 1,500 state legislatorsCh. 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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