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Why did farmers demand regulation of the railroads?
The farmers demanded regulation of the railroads because the railroads were abusing government land grants and taking away land from the farmers. High rates were also being changed for transportation.
How did farmers alliances change the small farmers operated?
Farmers could organize to fight against railroads and corporate interests. APEX
How did farmers alliences change the way small farmers operated?
Farmers could organize to fight against railroads and corporate interests
From a farmers point of view how did railroads play in creating his economic hardships?
Railroads know that farmers need to ship their crops across the country, and there was really only one railroad going through their town, so they had no choice on which railroad. The railroads took advantage of this and over charged them.
How did the interstate commernce commission help farmers?
railroads had to charge everyone the same prices.
The changes in American agriculture during the late 1800s led farmers to?
become more dependent on banks and railroads
Which of these was not part of the deregulation of the 1970s and 1980s farmers airlines railroads and banks?
farmers
A major complaint of western farmers in the late 19th century concerned the?
4. power of banks and railroads over the farm economy. -Banks held mortgages on the farms and the railroads manipulated transport rates.
How did the railroads take advantage of farmers?
The railroads knew that the farmers needed the railroads to travel and trade so the prices were raised purposely to control the farmers.
Why did farmers demand regulation of the railroads?
The farmers demanded regulation of the railroads because the railroads were abusing government land grants and taking away land from the farmers. High rates were also being changed for transportation.
How did fermers alliances change the way small farmers operated?
Farmers' alliances allowed farmers to fight against railroads and corporate interests.
What hardships did farmers face in the 1800s?
Some of the hardships that farmers had to face were railroads charging excessive prices for farmers in the West to ship/store crops than those in the East, the price of crops was decreasing, and farmers had to mortgage their land to buy more property, which the banks would foreclose. Does this help?
Why did railroads try to stop farmers from organizing?
Organized farmers would get state and federal laws passed that would regulate the railroads.
Why did railroads try and stop farmer's from organizing?
Organized farmers would get state and Federal Laws passed that would regulate the railroads.
What was the name of the farmers union created to fight against he railroads?
The National Farmers Alliance
What were some effects of rapid growth of railroads?
Some effects of rapid growth of railroads were increased trade and faster military transportation. In addition, the banks ran out of loans cause of how rapidly they grew and left the farmers poor.
The Populists wanted to help farmers by?
Decentralizing the railroads
