The Farmer's Revolt

DBQ 13: The Farmer’s Revolt Farmers were once known for being able to do everything themselves. They grew their own food and sewed their own clothes. People often yearn for the old days and complain about so many people living in cities. Many farmers had to give up their farms and move to the cities, because of something that happened in the late nineteenth century. High prices forced farmers to concentrate on one crop. The …

…these problems. They would have taken control of the railroad and used it for the people, lowered the interest rate, established the legal coinage ratio, and established a fair income tax. All of these documents mentioned simply aid as to show what exactly the party wanted, and how the economy changed, and what they would do. In conclusion, this is the plight of the farmers, and what they proposed to do about it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**