1. The Populist Movement

2. Warm up: Week 21
Pg:147
Directions: Using 5-7 sentences answer the following question.
What educational goals do have for this year? How will you follow through to make sure you meet your goals?

3. Populism What is populism?
A political philosophy which focus on standing up for the rights and positions of the common people as opposed to the elite and the government.
Given what you have been studying, does the rise of populism in the 19th century correlate with what was going on during the time period?

4. Farmers Problems
People moving west leads to farmers dependent on railroad and debt (Why?)
High Tariffs
Soil exhaustion, drought
High railroad rates (Why?)
High interest on loans (farmers high risk)

5. The Grange Grange: a farm
Grangers groups established in by Oliver H. Kelly
Grangers establish cooperatively owned stores, and warehouses
Formed Farmer Alliances pooled money to buy farm machinery and share it/ lobbied for granger laws
State laws to regulate railroads Mann vs Illinois ranger law constitutional

6. The Populist Party 1880s farmers party 1st significant 3rd party
Believed government favored big business
Pushed for silver standard
Graduated income tax 16th Amendment
Secret ballot
Direct election of Senators 17th Amendment

7. Hiram Johnson 1866-1945 Former Governor of California
Leading American Progressive/founder of progressive party
Ran as Theodore Roosevelt running mate on the Bull Moose Ticket
Member of the Populist party
Anti-Southern Pacific Railroad
Helped implement important reforms including: initiative, referendum, recall, direct election of senators, regulation of Southern Pacific Railroad

8. The End of the Populist Movement
The populist party came to an end with election William McKinley