Agrarian Distress
What was human and animal labor replaced by?
Machines and devices
Who had to pay higher rates to use the local railroads?
Farmers
To help them out, the government suggested to help farmers build what?
Silos, to store their excess grain until prices increased
The People's Party was also called the what?
Populist Party
Relating to farming or agriculture
Agrarian
What does it mean by farmers produced a glut of crops?
Excess amount of crops were grown
What did the banks offer to farmers, which actually put these people in a "bad place".
Loans/high interest rates
What does "bimetallism" mean?
A system in which paper currency would be tied to both silver and gold and the amount of silver coins would be unlimited.
The core of the People's Party were what kind of people?
Farmers
A political perspective that gives priority to the interests of ordinary people
Populism
What was the group called that farmers turned to when they knew the Federal Government did not help them at all?
Patrons of Husbandry (Became known as the Granger movement)
No, many farmers could NOT break this cycle
What did the populists want the government to do?
Cause inflation by adding more money into the economy
What were some issues the farmers faced with the Farmers' Alliance(s)?
A rise in prices and a fall in the purchasing value of money
Inflation
Bourbon Democrats were mainly worried about what?
Lining their own pockets rather than helping struggling farmers.
What were grain elevators use for?
Grain elevators were used to store grain in bulk and then load it onto trains or boats for transport to markets across the country.
What was the Free Silver Movement?
Wanted the government to go back to minting silver coins
Within the People's Party, what did it mention about people who were non-farmers?
It called for an eight-hour work day
The policies supported by a political party
Platform
What association did the African American's forming themselves after they were not welcome in the Granger movement?
The Colored Farmers' National Alliance and Cooperative Union
In the 1870s, Grangers secured the passage of laws in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin that limited what?
Limited the rates businesses could charge them
Who was William Jennings Bryan?
An advocate of the Free Silver Movement and promoted many other populist policies.
What was the main problems the People's Party wanted to fix?
Economic inequality, unfair railroad practices, expensive loans, and lack of political power for ordinary people.
An organization that is owned and operated by its users for economic activity
Cooperative