1. Unhappy Farmers Mother Nature-drought, grasshoppers
Government-Farmers had to pay heavy state and local taxes. Industry protected by tariff
Corporations- Trusts built high priced monopolies for all products farmers needed to purchase
Railroads-High freight prices charged to farmers to ship their crops
Disorganization-Big business took advantage of isolated culture of the farmer
The decrease of prices, known as deflation on their crops led to farmers often becoming overcome with debt and eventually bankrupt.

2. Farmer’s Protest Price on transporting products
Vanderbilt owned most of the railroads
Shipping costs were expensive for farmers than for other industries
Farmers wanted government owned railroad
Farmers pay heavy property tax
They want factory owners to pay income tax
Farmers want unused government land
Farmers are not protected by a tariff

4. Farmer’s Organize The Grange Farmer’s Alliance-first political group
This organization led by Oliver H. Kelley, tried to enhance the lives of farmers through social, educational, and fraternal activities.
Farmer’s Alliance-first political group
This organization, founded in the late 1870’s in Texas, came together to “break the grip of railroads, manufacturers through cooperative buying and selling.

5. Populism Populist-Peoples’ Party Election 1896- Democratic Candidate
For all middle and lower class
Third party-What is a third party?
Election of 1892-James Weaver
Election Democratic Candidate
William Jennings Bryan
1896 result of election will determine nation’s path for the 20th Century