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Populists
Sodbusting
Climate and Economy
Vocabulary
Homestead Act
100
Who makes up the Populist Party?
Farmers and labor unions
100
Who were sodbusters?
Plains farmers
100
What were the two extreme seasons?
Winter and dry season
100
What does "wholesale" mean
buying or selling something in large quantities
100
What did the homestead act do?
It granted 160 acres of free land for 5 years.
200
What is their purpose?
To increase money supply
200
What did they live in?
sodhouses
200
What did the summers bring?
grasshopper swarms, drought, and heat
200
What are "sod houses"?
houses made of sod
200
How did companies take advantage of this act?
They bought the land at a low price and sold it at an unreasonable price.
300
Who opposed them?
Eastern bankers and factory owners
300
What technology helped with sodbusting?
windmills, reapers, and sodbusting plows
300
What did winters bring?
icy gusts and snow
300
What are "sod busters"?
Plains farmers
300
Who are the Exodusters?
African Americans that moved to Kansas, and took part in the Homestead act
400
What made them lose power?
the return of prosperity
400
What were two of the women's jobs?
making clothing, soap, and candles, cooked, treated sick, and usually taught
400
What was the problem they faced with the economy?
More harvested, less earned
400
What is "inflation"?
increased prices
400
What is the the Los Mexicanos group?
Spanish speaking south westerners that were treated very poorly.
500
Why did bank owners and factory owners oppose them?
They thought increase of money supply would cause inflation.
500
What happened to sod houses when it rained?
they leaked
500
What happened when crops lost their value?
Farmers fell into debt
500
What was The Grange?
a group of farmers who wanted to boost farm profits and reduce railroad rates
500
What did the Americans do to stop the harsh treatment of the Hispanics?
They created the Hispanic-American Alliance that protected and fought for their rights.