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TAMU HIST 106 - American Farmers
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HIST 106 1nd Edition Lecture 5 Outline of Current Lecture II.The American FarmerIII. National GrangeIV. Farmer’s AllianceV. The Populous PartyCurrent LectureThe American Farmer- The US is expanding quickly- More land is turned into farms than ever.- Immigrants are pouring in - The reasons...o The Homestead act Government is giving away free land in 1862 To make more free states in the Union rather than slave stateso Railroads railroads were being built all across the countryo People are rushing westward Industrial Revolution is producing farm equipment which is being used by people moving West We are able to produce a lot more The use of water wells, able to bring up water now- Production is going up b/c farmers are producing- We are overproducing and teaching others how to produce- The prices are going downo cattleo cottono wheat- Farmers are voting for the Republican party (Abraham Lincoln)- The Republican party didn't represent the farmers or the poor- Republican party represented the railroads, banks, etc..- 1928 farmers switched to the Democratic partyThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- The farmers are the last one to know the value of money- The children are leaving the farm to go work in the cityo Profit is going down b/c short of handso The farmers start to plant more in hopes of making more moneyo The price keeps going down even faster- Options the farmer has…o lay low in the weeds and hope things get bettero form a Union to appeal to farmerso join a political party that promises something to make your life better- Oliver Kelleyo saw how bad farmers were doingo created National Grange teaches scientific farming shows which fields to use pushing co-ops to save money admitted women in 1867 wasn't successful b/c they didn't show farmers how to improve management and economic involvement- The Farmer's Alliance (1880)o Northern Farmers Allianceo Southern Farmers Allianceo They are aggressive and demandedo Wanted more effective regulation of the railroadso Wanted currency controlled by the government instead of bankso Want political reforms (politicians play to the wealthy)o Want equal taxationo Want co-opso Didn't accomplish anything- The Populous Partyo They want revolution on the farmso The rural significant revolution in America by American farmerso They went to great lengths and were successfulo suffer the fate of third parties in Americao they are cannibalized by the third partyo they lowered interest rates on mortgageo conservation of land recourseso laborers right to organizeo 8 hour work dayo wanted to restrict immigrationo want a sealed ballet- The Wizard of Ozo Limand Baumo the story represents what is happening to American famers wicked witch of the north: industrial revolution yellow brick road: gold Emerald City: Washington City wicked witch of the west: the drought- The farmers situation gets better during WWI- They produce food for troops- Goes back down hill- By 1930's complication of the dust bowl.o top soil getting blown away- Back up doing 1940's during WWII- Goes back down, spiraling down- IV schoolso Harvardo Columbiao Browno Yale- “Mayday”o International call for distresso French word: Help


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