Progressive Era
Published on Nov 23, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
AGRARIAN MOVEMENT
- In the 19th century, the majority of americans still lived on farms
- The extension of farming to the great plains and the greater use of machinery and fertilizer led to a lot of crops
- Farmers faced more difficulties as food prices dropped but expenses stayed high
GRANGER MOVEMENT
- Founded in 1867
- to promote the social and economic needs of farmers in the United States.
- The financial crisis of 1873, along with falling crop prices
GRANGER LAWS
- Farmers blamed railroads for difficulties
- Some states elected grangers to reform laws
- Interstate commerce act (1897) regulated railroads
- Munn v. Illinois
- Reversed in 1886 said only congress could regulate
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EFFECTS OF THE GRANGER LAWS
Tried to get rid of the long haul rates and and to get rid of railroads
EFFECTS OF THE GRANGER LAWS
Wisconsin adopted a strict legislative regulation policy on rate fixing.[5] The Potter Law brought about this system of price fixing
QUESTION
They created organizations and protested until laws were passed to help them with a profit issue
