Farmers on a Closing Frontier

Question 1

Both the National Grange and the Farmers’ Alliances worked to

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lower railroad rates.

Question 2

Why did American farmers organize collectives after the Civil War?

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to cut costs and advocate for change

Question 3

What was a direct effect of the Grange’s businesses failing in the late 1800s?

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The Grange’s influence weakened.

Question 4

After the Civil War, farming greatly increased in

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the West.

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

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

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1891

Question 7

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

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large regional groups.

Question 8

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

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a local organization.

Question 9

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

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revolt against high mortgage rates.

Question 10

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

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promised to pay for goods with future earnings.

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