THE OPENING OF THE WEST AND CRISIS OF RURAL AMERICA

VOACB

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•Grange

•an association formed by farmers in the last 1800s to make life better for farmers by sharing information about crops, prices, and supplies

200

•sherman Silver Purchase Act

•Required the government to buy silver to help raise crop prices.

300

•Granger Laws

A set of laws designed to address railroad discrimination against small farmers, covering issues like freight rates and railroad rebates

400

•Farmer's Alliance

•A Farmers' organization founded in late 1870s; worked for lower railroad freight rates, lower interest rates, and a change in the governments tight money policy

500

•Settlement Patterns

The way people distribute themselves in their environment, depending upon their local resources