Farmers’ Alliance and its National Movement
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What were the main concerns of the national Farmers’ Alliance?

  • Ending corporate monopolies and excessively large landholdings
  • Government ownership of railroads and telegraph lines
  • Free and unlimited coinage of silver
  • All of the above (correct)
  • Why did African American farmers have a separate organization within the Farmers’ Alliance?

  • Due to a disagreement on the issue of government ownership of railroads
  • To avoid monopolistic practices
  • As a result of segregation (correct)
  • Because they wanted to use their crops as collateral for federal loans
  • Why did North Dakota farmers form a chapter of the Farmers’ Alliance?

  • To combat corporate monopolies and excessively large landholdings
  • To advocate for government ownership of railroads and telegraph lines
  • To increase the free and unlimited coinage of silver
  • To regulate railroad shipping charges (correct)
  • What was one of the grievances of North Dakota farmers against the railroads?

    <p>Offering free passes to grain dealers and their political allies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main reason why farmers wanted to establish cooperative stores?

    <p>To purchase goods at a lower cost and sell them to Alliance members at a lower price</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What political party grew from the roots of the Farmers’ Alliance?

    <p>The Populist Party</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the Democratic Party respond to the political issues of the Farmers’ Alliance?

    <p>It absorbed many of the Farmers’ Alliance political issues</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happened to the Populist Party's importance by 1896?

    <p>It had begun to fade in importance</p> Signup and view all the answers

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