The United States from the beginning was a nation of farmers. But by the late nineteenth century, people were leaving the farm and moving into the city. It was around this time that the farmers saw threats to their way of life. The farmers were being pushed around by the banks, railroads companies. They had good reasons for agrarian discontent. The documents show the validity of the farmer’s complaints, especially on bank mortgage rates and the gold standard.
The Populist Party or People’s party grew from agrarian uprising that rose after the collapse of agriculture prices following the Panic of 1873. The Farmers\\\' Alliance, promoted collective economic action by farmers and achieved widespread popularity in the South and Great Plains. Document A describe the complaints of the Populist Party and their views. The document supports the fact that the party was formed to voice the complaints of the farmers against gold standard, the industrialists, and the corruption. The......
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