Industrial Revolution Populism Unit 1 Industrial Revolution

Anti-establishment Politics INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION I.Overview II.Entrepreneurs III.Labor IV.Westward Expansion A.Railroads B.Native American Experience C.Populism V.Empire 31/ /anti- establishment-candidates- trump-sanders-continue-rise- in-the-polls

Political Machines INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION I.Overview II.Entrepreneurs III.Labor IV.Westward Expansion A.Railroads B.Native American Experience C.Populism V.Empire A political organization who command enough votes to maintain administrative control. Win support by giving jobs and helping families Often quite efficient, but also corrupt Boss Tweed became extremely wealthy and powerful as head of Tammany Hall in New York

Political Corruption INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION I.Overview II.Entrepreneurs III.Labor IV.Westward Expansion A.Railroads B.Native American Experience C.Populism V.Empire Gilded Age Bribery Union Pacific Railroad funnels federal money into Credit Mobilier, who stock holders include the vice president and members of Congress What is the chief end of man?—to get rich. In what way?—dishonestly if we can; honestly if we must.“ Mark Twain

Political Corruption INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION I.Overview II.Entrepreneurs III.Labor IV.Westward Expansion A.Railroads B.Native American Experience C.Populism V.Empire Spoils system: politicians awarded government jobs to loyal party workers Began with Andrew Jackson Charles Guiteau shots President Garfield in anger for not getting a government position Pendleton Civil Service Act in 1883

Farming INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION I.Overview II.Entrepreneurs III.Labor IV.Westward Expansion A.Railroads B.Native American Experience C.Populism V.Empire The price for crops falls The cost of farming increased: machinery, seed, transport Increasing debt sparks increasing anger at railroads for high rates and banks for high interest rates

Farmers Organize INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION I.Overview II.Entrepreneurs III.Labor IV.Westward Expansion A.Railroads B.Native American Experience C.Populism V.Empire Oliver Kelley forms the Grange Education on new farming techniques Calls for regulation of railroads “Grange Laws” set maximum rates for shipping freight and grain storage Leads to the Interstate Commerce Commission to oversee interstate transportation

Populism INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION I.Overview II.Entrepreneurs III.Labor IV.Westward Expansion A.Railroads B.Native American Experience C.Populism V.Empire Farmers’ Alliance organize to sell crops collectively Push for low interest loans Form a political party, the Populist Party. Platform: coinage of silver, federal ownership of railroads and bank regulation William Jennings Bryan Unable to win urban support

What was the appeal of Populism? INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION I.Overview II.Entrepreneurs III.Labor IV.Westward Expansion A.Railroads B.Native American Experience C.Populism V.Empire Purpose of a Paragraph Stating Asserting Concurring Qualifying Negating Expanding Analyzing Describing Comparing/contrasting Evaluating Synthesizing Summarizing Transitioning