The Populist Movement 1880s – 1890s. The Beginnings of Populism Mechanizing farms cost money Farmers borrow money to buy machinery Mechanization increases.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Farmers and Populism Ms. Eraqi.

Advertisements

Populism “What you farmers need to do is raise less corn and more Hell!” -Mary Elizabeth Lease (1890) Populist Organizer.

The Wizard of Oz A Populist Allegory?

The Wizard of Oz “A Populist Parable”. Late 1800’s period of rapid growth in westward expansion industrialization and the growth of big business immigration.

The Wizard of Oz “A Populist Parable”.

The Populist Movement 1880s – 1890s

Causes New inventions & efficient techniques introduced Lack of competition among railroads Machinery is needed; shipping costs higher Money is in.

Populism Adapted from “What you farmers need to do is raise less corn and more Hell!” Mary Elizabeth.

Please write this question in your notebook How might someone like Mary Elizabeth Lease be an asset to farmers who were being ripped off?

On a separate sheet of paper analyze the political cartoon in at least 5 sentences of what you believe the author is trying to portray.

The Populists and the Election of 1896 Libertyville HS.

Farmers and Industrialization

Farmers & The Populist Movement

NCSCOS Goal 4 Page 30 The Parable of the Wizard of Oz.

Populism: The Precursor to Progressivism

The Rise of Populism. 1860s Life wasn’t just hard in the cities—people working in agriculture struggled, too “Grange” organizations developed – local.

Farmers’ Complaints 1.Overproduction of goods and falling prices. Farmers produced more food than demand. This was the result of the opening of more farm.

Farmers and the Populist Movement

Chapter 5 Part 4. Review Farmers’ Problems Railroad Rates: discrimination Falling farm prices Falling land values High Interest rates from Eastern Banks.

Farmer’s Problems -weather problems Drought and storms cause crops to fail – lose money -falling prices -increasing debt Farmers cannot pay for loans;

Chapter 19: From Stalemate to Crisis The Farmer’s Revolt.

The Silver Issue  “Crime of ’73”  demonetization of silver (govt. stopped coining silver).  Bland-Allison Act (1878)  limited silver coinage to.

The Populist Movement. A.) Money Issues: Problem: Civil War issue “Greenbacks” (Greenbacks worth less than hard money) Solution: Government takes them.

What problems did farmers face in the Gilded Age?

Problems Farmers borrowed money to pay for new equipment, crop prices dropped, couldn’t pay their loans Farmers wanted the government to put more money.

9/10/15 Essential Questions: Us. 12 – What were the characteristics and impact of the Granger Movement and Populism? US. 5 – What was the currency controversy.

Section 2 Populism Political movement founded in the 1890s representing mainly farmers, favoring free coinage of silver and government control of railroads.

Farmers and the Populist Movement Main Idea: Hi Farmers united to address their economic problems, giving rise to the Populist movement.

Farmers’ Debt causes of debt attempted solutions fall in wheat prices

Populism: The Farmer’s Revolt. Populism Ultimate goal—to give more power to the people, especially the common people Saw a struggle between the “people”

The Origins of Populism. The Grange Started by Oliver Hudson Kelley Formed to stand up against railroad companies that were overcharging farmers.

Today.. We Panic. Is The Wizard of Oz just a story or does it tell something more? Just follow the yellow brick road..

THE POPULISTS The farmers fight for their rights! Raise more hell and less corn! - Mary Elizabeth Lease.

Period 2, 5, & 6  We will examine the debate in the United States over the use of gold and silver. We will also examine what an allegory is.  Go Over.

Populism “What you farmers need to do is raise less corn and more Hell!” Mary Elizabeth Lease (1890) Populist Organizer.

Agenda o “The Last Stand of the Agrarians” Notes o Populist Platform Reading o Populism Video Homework: o Finish Populist Platform Reading & Questions.

Bell ringer What were (are) some struggles that immigrants experience when first arrive to their new country?

The Populist Party.   Increased competition, foreign and domestic  Overproduction due to industrialization  Abuses by railroad companies and storage.

Objective 4.03 Describe the causes and effects of the financial difficulties that plagued the American farmer and trace the rise and decline of Populism.

Cross of Gold Speech "Having behind us the producing masses of this nation and the world, supported by the commercial interests, the laboring interests.

Bellringer Friday 8/28 Pick up a copy of the song- “The Farmer is the Man” from the front table. Answer the questions IN THE BELLRINGER SECTION OF YOUR.

The Silver Issue  “Crime of ’73”  demonetization of silver (govt. stopped coining silver).  Bland-Allison Act (1878)  limited silver coinage to.

Which Party are You? 1.Read the political party platforms (highlighting and underlining parts that are important.

Essential Questions: What were the successes and failures of the Populist Party? Why was it the most important 3 rd party in American History?

Dorothy is a simple country girl who lives on an impoverished farm with her aunt and uncle. Dorothy represents America: honest and kindhearted. A second.

What were the effects of this movement?. Falling prices Cost of doing business rose More farmers went into debt Railroads charged high rates to farmers.

NCSCOS Goal 4 Page 30 NCSCOS Goal 4 Page 30. What does this movie have to do with American farmers in the late 1800s? Keep paying attention and see if.

Election of 1892  Grover Cleveland (Dem)  Benjamin Harrison (Rep)  James B. Weaver (Populist)

Farmers in Revolt The Emergence of the Populist Party.

The Wizard of Oz and Populism. Key Vocabulary We need to understand the following terms to understand what’s important We need to understand the following.

What are your two main political parties?

First Five Which political movement was the movement “Of the People?”

Populism McIntyre “What you farmers need to do is raise less corn and more Hell!” Mary Elizabeth Lease (1890) Populist Organizer.

Populism What is it? Why? Impact?.

“What you farmers need to do is raise less corn and more Hell

The Rise & Fall of Populism

Currency Standards Gold Standard Bimetallic Standard Gold Standard

Big Business Faces a Challenge

Farmers and Populism Mr. Mize.

Gilded Age Politics and the Populist Movement

Gilded Age Politics & The Populist Movement

Aim: Was Populism the answer for America’s farmers?

Populist Movement Takes Shape

Populism McIntyre “What you farmers need to do is raise less corn and more Hell!” Mary Elizabeth Lease (1890) Populist Organizer.

Populism Mr. Turner.

The Grange and Populist Movements

The Grange Attempt by farmers to organize

Presentation transcript:

The Populist Movement 1880s – 1890s

The Beginnings of Populism Mechanizing farms cost money Farmers borrow money to buy machinery Mechanization increases output which drops prices Farmers can not pay loans back to banks After the Civil War many felt that both parties represented the capitalists and not the farmer The Populist Party is born

The Money The money at this time was based on gold Gold is very stable (no inflation) Inflation is good for the barrower

Election James Weaver –Restore the principles of the founding fathers (agrarian culture) –Gets over 1 mill. Votes but still can’t win –Party has to change tactics –Need the help of labor unions –Adds to platform

The Populist Platform Coinage of silver – creates inflation Graduated income tax Public ownership of railroads, telegraphs and telephones Restricted immigration 8 hour workday Women suffrage Secret ballot Direct election of senators

Mary Elizabeth Lease (1850 – 1933) “Queen Mary” or “Mary Yellin” Populist political activist “Money rules... The parties lie to us and the political speakers mislead us!” “We have advanced scientifically, ethically and otherwise, but in finance we have followed the barbaric methods of our ancestors and the teachings of college-bred idiots who tell us that gold is the only desirable coin.”

Populists Ideas to return America to its agrarian past (negative reform) Populists were a conglomeration of classes, nationalities and sometimes races. Hard to keep that many different types on coarse They turned to the city only for labor vote – not enough farmers to get elected

L. Frank Baum (1856 – 1919) author of The Wizard of OZ

The Wizard of Oz as Political Allegory

The characters and who they represent

Dorothy represents the ___________ ?

The Scarecrow represents the __________?

The Tin Woodsman represents the ________ ?

The Cowardly Lion represents ___________________(1860 – 1925): ________, a Democrat, ran for the presidency in 1896 and lost to William McKinley; thus _______ had a load roar, but no power.

Bryan and the Cross of Gold “If they dare to come out in the open field and defend the gold standard as a good thing, we shall fight them to the uttermost, having behind us the producing masses of the nation and the world. Having behind us the commercial interests and the laboring interests and all the toiling masses, we shall answer their demands for a gold standard by saying to them, you shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns. You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.” Bryan favored bimetallism Bryan's Cross of Gold Speech, Recording

The Wicked Witch of the East Represents the __________________ ?

The Yellow Brick Road = __________ ? Silver (not ruby!)Slippers = _________?

= In the book the City was white but everyone had to wear green glasses (Greenbacks) +

The Wizard of Oz William McKinley (1843 – 1901) 25 th President of the United States (1897 – 1901) F3OpA

The abbreviation for an ounce of gold or silver Oz

What does this poster symbolize?

End of the Populists Out of desperation in 1896 the populist party joins the Democratic party William Jennings Bryan looses to William McKinley (R)

End of the Populists This was the first campaign in which massive amounts of money was used to defeat a candidate The Democratic Party says that because of Bryan’s defeat the democrats disband all populist rhetoric. A series of unfortunate events or purposely well played out scheme of capitalists?