Farmers on a Closing Frontier

How did the 1877 Supreme Court case Munn v. Illinois affect farming?

States could regulate railroads, which resulted in fair treatment for farmers.

When did the Farmers' Alliances form the Populist Party, which was also known as the People's Party?

1891

What was the main reason why the Grange started pressuring state governments about farming issues?

Life for farmers was not improving as they continued to go into debt.

Which statement best describes how railroads helped and hurt American farmers in the late 1800s?

Railroads helped farmers by shipping crops to new markets but hurt farmers by charging high shipping rates.

Which of the following best describes why the Farmers' Alliances formed the Populist Party?

The Farmers' Alliances were not successful in influencing national farm policy in favor of farmers and needed to form a national political party as a result.

Which statement best describes how the Grange first tried to help farmers financially in the late 1800s?

The Grange established cooperative stores and crop storage facilities.

In the late 1800s, the Farmers' Alliances replaced

the National Grange.

In the late 1800s, the Grange was arranged so that farmers joined

a local organization.

The main reason that American farmers faced financial challenges after the Civil War was

because farmers faced increased costs and decreased income.

In the decades after the Civil War, how did the railroads hurt farmers financially?

by charging smaller farmers higher rates

How did the railroads help farmers on the Great Plains in the late 1800s?

by creating larger markets and making shipping easier

In the system of sharecropping in the late 1800s,

farmers rented land from landowners in return for a share of the crops.

In the late 1800s, the focus of the Farmers' Alliances was to organize

large regional groups.

In the crop-lien system that developed after the Civil War, both farmers and landowners

promised to pay for goods with future earnings.

In 1890, Mary E. Lease led the Farmers' Alliances to

revolt against high mortgage rates.

In the decades after the Civil War, a major challenge facing American farmers was the combination of

rising costs and shrinking incomes.

The Grange specifically pressured state governments to regulate

the railroad industry.

What was the primary goal of the Populist Party?

to represent farmers' interests