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Farming and Populism

Farming and Populism. Explain how the U.S. Government encouraged western settlement. Passed the Homestead Act that gave 160 acres of land away if you farmed it for 5 years This was advertised all over the world and many immigrants came from Europe Exodusters came west from the South.

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Farming and Populism

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  1. Farming and Populism

  2. Explain how the U.S. Government encouraged western settlement • Passed the Homestead Act that gave 160 acres of land away if you farmed it for 5 years • This was advertised all over the world and many immigrants came from Europe • Exodusters came west from the South

  3. Describe Farming Life on the Great Plains • Very challenging • Built homes from sod • "Sodbusters" • Faced blizzards, prairie fires, tornadoes, grasshoppers, and drought • John Deere invented steel plow • Prices started to fall, railroads charged high prices • Formed the Grange

  4. The Rise of Populism • Populist Party - the People's Party • Wanted gov't to adopt free silver • Farmers backed Populist Party • Were defeated at elections

  5. The Closing of the Frontier • The Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889 symbolized the end of the frontier • Some felt that the frontier gave even the poor a chance to be successful through hard work and perseverance

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