PPT-THE POPULIST MOVEMENT

THE PLIGHT OF THE FARMERS 1870s1880s Farmers were becoming a minority in the USA The numbers of farmers declined from 60 of the population in 1860 to less than 37 in 1900 They experienced falling prices. By: . Allishia. Sewell, . Ciana. Hughes, & Brittanie Cole.. “. In Essentials, Unity; In Non-essentials, Liberty; In All Things, Charity.”. De-De-De-DEFLATION!!!. Deflation, which was frequent in the 18. and what became of them and their causes?”. Study Questions. What factors and events contributed to the Populist Movement?. Who were the Populists & what was their Platform?. What conditions contributed to the end of Populism?. Dorothy is a simple country girl who lives on an impoverished farm with her aunt and uncle. Dorothy represents America: honest and kindhearted. A second suggestion is she is Mary Elizabeth Lease, known as the Kansas Tornado, was an American lecturer, writer, and political activist. She was an advocate of the suffrage movement as well as temperance but she was best known for her work with the Populist party. She had the slogan, "Raise More Hell and Less Corn".. Notes:. Chapter 5 Section 3. I.) . Farmers Face Problems. Crop Prices Fall. Farmer Mortgage Farms to Buy More Land. Good Farm Land Scarce. Banks Begin to Foreclose. Railroads Charge High Shipping Prices. Gilded Age . Describe business in the Gilded Age.. Populist Movement. Farmers had suffered through the Age of Industrialization. Price of wheat & cotton dropped from early 1870s to the mid-90s. Lack of available credit in rural areas. ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How did farmers respond to the problems they faced in the late . nineteenth century?. TEKS and Objectives. We will…. (3A) analyze . the . beginnings of . Populism. (5C). . evaluate . [Days . 8. – 10]. Warm-Up: Gilded Age . Politics. If someone says it better, let them say it… CRASH COURSE . #. 26. While watching, complete the fill-in notes! . Cartoon Analysis. : “The Vulture’s Roost”. Sod home of John and Marget Bakken, Milton, N.D., circa 1895. . The Homestead Act of 1862. The Homestead Act gave . public. lands (lands owned by the national government) to American . citizens. Women played a prominent role in the Populist Movements speakers and organizers. Convinced that rich industrialist and bankers had a stranglehold on the government . Like the Grangers before them, the Populists wanted the government to take a larger role (to end oppression, injustice and poverty). 1870s-1880s. Farmers were becoming a minority in the USA. .. The numbers of farmers declined from 60% of the population in 1860 to less than 37% in 1900. .. They experienced falling prices. .. The emergence of commercial farming and specialized farming. The Presidents in the 1890s. Grover Cleveland (1837 – 1908). 24. th. 1893 - 1897. William McKinley (1843 – 1901). 25. th. 1897 - 1901. Benjamin Harrison (1833 – 1901). 23. rd. 1889 - 1893. The Nature of the 1890s. How did farmers respond to their problems?. 1870-1890. : extension of farming to the Great Plains and the . greater use of machinery led to an abundance of crops. .. More crops drove prices down . but the cost of running a farm remained high.. Problems . farmers faced . in the late 1800s?. 1. ) . Deflation. Due to overproduction – prices plummeted. * . Bad news for farmers because they received less money . for their . crops. . - . The price of wheat fell from $2.00 a bushel in 1867 to $0.68 a bushel in 1887.. SWBAT:. Examine the Populist Party platform, & describe how the platform illustrated politics, economics, & culture during the Gilded Age. Do Now. Practicing Historical Thinking Skills:. After reading the excerpt from Jane Addams’, “Twenty Years at Hull House”, complete the two questions that follow with your partner.