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Populist/Progressive
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| First Reason for farmers economic Problem during Agrarian Movement | Agricultural Overproduction |
| Second reason for farmers economic Problem during Agrarian Movement | High cost |
| Third reason for farmers economic Problem during Agrarian Movement | Farmer Indebtedness |
| Fourth reason for farmers economic Problem during Agrarian | Periodic natural disaster |
| Agricultural Overproduction | Increased farm production lead to more crops per acre but falling food prices |
| High Cost | Farmers had to ship goods to market and were at the mercy of railroad rates. |
| Farmer indebtedness | Farmers were constantly in debt |
| Periodic natural disasters | a poor harvest could throw them into chaos. |
| Original goal of the Grange Movememt | Reduce rural isolation |
| Grange movement turned into | a group demanding economic and political reforms. |
| Grange movement helped | The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 passed to regulate railroads rates. |
| Railroads charged local farmers more for | Short distances than large companies to ship longer distance |
| Commerce Act of 1887 | this federal law prohibited unfair practices by railroads, such as charging higher rates for shorter routes. Commission established to enforce the act. 1st time Congress stepped in to regulate business in America |
| During the Law Against Anti- Competitive Practices believed | in Laissez - faire government should not interfere in the operation of the free market |
| Laws Against Anti Competitive Practices government still had a role | provide laws to protect property and enforce contracts; established a system of patents to promote inventions, and enacts tariffs to help manufactorers. |
| Sherman Anti- Trust Act | Federal Law to stop monopolies engaging in unfair practices that prevented fair competition. Act marked significant change in the attitude of Congress toward the abuses of big business. |
| Shifting Trend from a gold Standard to flat Money | Since ancient times, gold and silver have provided two accepted forms of exchange. During the 1800, the US had a bi-metallic system of Money |
| People wanted to switch to flat money in order to | expand the money supply and stimulate economic activty |
| Flat Money | has no intrinsic value, except when it is accepted as a medium of exchange. |
| Populist Party | A national third party representing laborers, farmers, and industrial workers |
| Unlimited coinage of silver | to raise farm prices and make loan repayments easier |
| Direct election of Senators | instead of by state legislatures. becomes 17th amendment |
| Term Limits for Presidents | permitting only a single term in office |
| Secret ballots | to protect voters from intimidations |
| Government Ownership | of railroads, telegraph, and telephones |
| Immigration restrictions | with quotas |
| A graduated income tax | to tax wealthy individuals at a higher rate |
| shorter Work day | of eight hours |
| Election of 1892 | Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison |
| Third Parties in American Politics | Help Educate voters on special issues |
| The Progressive movement | Defined by the reform of Political parties , big business and labor practices |
| Impact of Progressive Social Reforms | Writing made people more aware of racial prejudice in American Society |
| Booker T Washington | Prominent African American Leader |
| Ida B. Wells | African American Leader who worked to end lynching |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Helped break up "Bad Trusts" |
| William Howard Taft | Conservative progressive, elected president with Roosevelt's endorsement continued many of Roosevelt policies |
| Election of 1912 | Split with the Republican Party helped Wilson win election |
| Wilson New Freedom | The new freedom program sought to control business practices, promote greater competition, and lower tariff rates. |
| Federal Reserve Act | created to regulate the amount of money in circulation |
| Federal Reserve System | a plan that reformed how American banks were organized |
| Nineteenth Amendment | After World War I amendment stated that no state could deny a citizen the vote on the basis of their sex |
| Traditional role of Woman | women were treated as subservient |
| 17th Ammendment | established direct election of U. S senators by popular vote. Idea brought forth by the progressive party |
| 18th Amendment | established prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States by declaring the production , transport and sale of alcohol illegally. |
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