https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0 The impact of ideologies, the economy and politics from 1865-1920, on the ¨Peoples Party.¨ en-us 2017-03-15 13:42:13 UTC 2025-11-03 19:35:46 UTC hello@padlet.com 236863 https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/160249190 2017-03-15 13:54:21 UTC https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/160249190 236863 https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/160249347 2017-03-15 13:54:44 UTC https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/160249347 236863 https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/160249582 In abolishing the right of holders of silver bullion to have their metal struck into fully legal tender dollar coins, it ended bimetallism in the United States, placing the nation firmly on the gold standard.]]> 2017-03-15 13:55:26 UTC https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/160249582 236863 https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/160250250 The Act had the immediate effect of depressing silver prices. Eventually, it reduced the domestic money supply throughout the whole country . The struggling economy was the most important factor because since interest rates were raised those who were already in debt, like farmers, were further hurt causing this party to form.]]> 2017-03-15 13:57:20 UTC https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/160250250 236863 https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/160253032 Cities and even entire countries pledged their resources to buy railroad company stock and citizens everywhere who had any interest in a business or industry were also subscribing to the support of railroad companies.]]> 2017-03-15 14:05:13 UTC https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/160253032 236863 https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/160255430 Many people who joined the populist movement felt that big buisness were taking adavantage of local buisness as railroads would charge farmers high rates. They also noticed a change within the country, moving from agricultural society to an industrial society. ]]> 2017-03-15 14:11:49 UTC https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/160255430 236863 https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/160257693

]]> 2017-03-15 14:17:56 UTC https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/160257693 236863 https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/160851205 2017-03-17 17:04:07 UTC https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/160851205 236863 https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/160852222 2017-03-17 17:08:17 UTC https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/160852222 236863 https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/160852426 During this time period, farmers were in huge debts, many of them were being forced to be foreclosed. The government was not helping the farmers at all. ]]> 2017-03-17 17:09:04 UTC https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/160852426 236863 https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/160994569 The Populist Party threatened the two-party domination of American politics by the republicans and democrats. Their purpose was to use the government as an agency of human welfare. It aimed to improve the conditions for farmers and agrarian workers. ]]> 2017-03-19 14:37:30 UTC https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/160994569 236863 https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/160997801 Currency act was an act enacted by the Republicans which meant that the nation's commitment to gold. It assigned a specific gold value to the dollar it required all currency issued by the U.S. to follow that value

]]> 2017-03-19 15:18:25 UTC https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/160997801 236863 https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/161001575 People part of the populist  movement favored favoring free coinage of silver and government control of railroads and other large industries. They didn't want a money system based solely on gold. ]]> 2017-03-19 16:00:51 UTC https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/161001575 236863 https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/161002563 The populists wanted the national banks to be abolished because they believed they were dangerous. They thought they favored the wealthy. They wanted the federal government to take control of the money supply. ]]> 2017-03-19 16:13:11 UTC https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/161002563 236863 https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/161004566 During the progressive era the federal government took control of the money supply with the creation of the federal reserve system. ]]> 2017-03-19 16:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/161004566 https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/452036475 2020-02-28 15:46:02 UTC https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/452036475 https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/452154673 2020-02-28 18:32:23 UTC https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/452154673 ssmith9910 https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/999709382 In abolishing the right of holders of silver bullion to have their metal struck into fully legal tender dollar coins, it ended bimetallism in the United States, placing the nation firmly on the gold standard.]]> 2020-12-08 19:21:57 UTC https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/999709382 ssmith9910 https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/999714968 The Act had the immediate effect of depressing silver prices. Eventually, it reduced the domestic money supply throughout the whole country . The struggling economy was the most important factor because since interest rates were raised those who were already in debt, like farmers, were further hurt causing this party to form.]]> 2020-12-08 19:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/236863/50r0lf0k5pm0/wish/999714968