AGRARIAN MOVEMENT

• The extension of farming to the grat plains
• Food prices droped but expenses stayed high
• The majority of thr maericans still resided on farms

THE GRANGE MOVEMENT

• Was founded in 1867
• Social club for farmers, to help spread and isolation
• Urged political & economic reform
• Purpose of cooperatives was to eliminate the middle man

CAUSE OF THE GRAGER LAWS

• Rising railroad prices where unfair to farmers and companys
• They wanted to promote thr fair prices so to the farmers and companys

EFFECTS OF THE GRAGER LAWS

• To Make prices for rail roads favorable by farmers
• The laws became well known by being promoted in state politics

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HOW DID FARMERS RESPOND TO THE PROBLEMS THEY FACED

• Farmers formed cooperatives
• They fromed the granger to support each other
• The granges allowed them to buy things cheap
• They come up with laws to support each other