Question

In a paragraph, trace the economic and political impact of farmers movements in the late 1800

Answer 1

The Farmers' Alliance was an American agrarian movement during the 1870s and '80s that sought to improve the economic conditions for farmers through the creation of cooperatives and political advocacy. The movement consisted of numerous local organizations that coalesced into three large groupings.

Domain Act enabled the American Government to give grounds to the justification for developing to individuals who agreed to settle in that specific spot for five extra years.

Farmers continued with a solitary life. Industrialization was at its peak during the late 1800s. People started to move to the metropolitan districts and settled down near huge assembling plants that dealt with the expense of their business. Public farmers association was formed, which fought for the farmers.

Answer 2

Homestead Act enabled the American Government to provide lands for the purpose of farming to those who accepted to settle in that specific place for another five years.

Farmers lived a solitary life. Social life was so limited that the peasants went to the churches on Sundays and attended the religious ceremony. Industrialization was at its zenith during late 1800s, people started to migrate to the urban areas and they started to settle down near big factories which afforded them livelihood.

Farmers, started to specialize in producing a specific community for which they were in need of a mechanized tools and equipment. This made them to borrow loans and they plunged into huge indebtedness. The market of agricultural costs dropped to a drastic low as people started to purchase on machine made goods.

This made the farmers to face heavy loss financially and they started to protest. National farmers alliance was formed which struggled for the welfare of the farmers.