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Unit 2: The Frontier

Unit 2: The Frontier. Lesson 13: The Populist Movement. Lesson Objective. SWBAT identify the goals of the Populist Party and determine the effect they would have on the lives of farmers in the Great Plains. Word of the Day/Initial Activity. Populist

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Unit 2: The Frontier

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  1. Unit 2: The Frontier Lesson 13: The Populist Movement

  2. Lesson Objective • SWBAT identify the goals of the Populist Party and determine the effect they would have on the lives of farmers in the Great Plains.

  3. Word of the Day/Initial Activity • Populist • A supporter of the rights and power of the people • Native Americans • Answer these questions based upon observations of the picture. • What are the responsibilities of the President? • How might the President not be able to appeal to every issue important to the people? • Discussion • Why isn’t every president considered a Populist? Which national issues might come before the interests of the people?

  4. Agricultural Economy • New technology made it easier to plant and harvest large crops with less help. • Transcontinental RR provided an efficient method to transport crops to markets in the East. • Farmers relied on the sale of their harvest to survive until the next harvest. • New technology leads to overproduction, therefore lower prices (helps consumer, hurts farmer)

  5. The Grange • The Grange, 1867 • Realized RR rates and practices were negatively affecting their livelihoods • Successful in getting states to limit the power of the railroads • The Populist Party, 1891 • Graduated income tax • Direct election of senators • *Gov’t ownership of RR, telephones, telegraphs • 8 hour workday • Election of 1896- populist candidates win

  6. Populist Party: Turn & Talk The Populist Platform 1892 • “Transportation being a means of exchange and a public necessity, the government should own and operate the railroads in the interest of the people.” • What is the main idea here? • 1 minute to write down a response to this question: Why might the government be resistant to this part of the Populist Platform? • Turn & Talk: 30 seconds per partner • Share Out

  7. Activity: Close Reading • Focus Question: How did the Grange movement develop as a political activist group? • ReadThe Populist Party • Answer the close reading questions at the conclusion of your reading. • Remember to review the questions first before beginning your reading! • Share Out

  8. Summary • Exit Ticket Why did Great Plains Farmers create a political party to represent their rights? • Parking Lot • Develop one critical thinking question from today’s mini-lesson or activity. • Write onto post-it and place onto parking lot. You will address these questions as a class during the initial-activity each following day.

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