1. Homework: Finish your notes for NEXT FRIDAY
Do Now: What problems do farmers have? Think about all the things we’ve learned about. (You have 5 minutes – Got to go quickly so we can do a fun activity!)
Objectives: Students will be able to…(1) define populism (2) explain the struggles of farmers
Homework: Finish your notes for NEXT FRIDAY

2. Farming Activity
Round 1 – Everyone grew 5 bushels! (Rip up a paper into 6 pieces
5 minutes to try and sell your bushels to the buyers

3. Mortgage and supply payment is due….

4. Round 2
It was a somewhat dry season and you were only able to get 2 bushels of supplies.

5. Mortgage and supply payment due

6. Round 3
It was a somewhat dry season and you were only able to get 2 bushels of supplies.

7. Mortgage and supply payment due

8. Round 4 Massive drought! You were only able to grow 1 bushel!
Your crops from last year are no longer good!

9. Mortgage and supply payment due

10. Money Supply During Civil War government printed greenbacks
After war, they stopped printing money
Eventually this created deflation

11. Farmers Hurt Many borrowed money for farming
Prices went down – still had to pay mortgage and interest
Thought problem was that government stopped printing $$ (“The Crime of ‘73”)

12. Grange Forms Farmers isolated
Grange – First national farm organization - Alliance (800, Million members)
What they wanted:
Government to regulate railroad/warehouse rates
Print more $$$
Cooperatives: organizations that benefited farmers

13. Do Now: Grab a worksheet and complete the ‘Do Now’
Objectives: Students will be able to…(1) define the populist movement (2) analyze a video for key information
Homework: Don’t forget, chapter 16 DUE FRIDAY

14. Populism Video
Answer the questions that go along 

15. Farmers Alliance Very similar to The Grange
Alliance had same problems as Grange  leaders realized they needed a political party (People’s Party- aka the Populists)

16. Populism
The general people joining together, usually against the elite for reforms

17. Subtreasury Plan
Government provides warehouses where farmers goods could be kept at low interest.
What will this do?

18. Rise of Populism Gaining power
Demands – Subtreasury, end protective tariffs, regulations of railroads, free coinage of silver
Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 – Tried to prevent farmers from voting for Populists, but didn’t end up helping farmers

19. Populist for President
James Weaver – Populist candidate for President
Coin silver
Federals gvt. owns railroads
Graduated income tax – tax rich more
Won 22 electoral votes (Cleveland won)

20. Gold vs. Silver Panic of 1893 – Economic depression, no jobs, no $$
Crisis with money:
Goldbugs – Gold should be the basis for US currency
Silverites – coining silver would save economy

21. Election of 1896
Using the book, write a brief news release telling the public the results and course of the election of 1896