There was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time Wanted to correct the concentration of power held by banks and trusts. Proposed the Omaha platform: Direct election of senators, more referendums, graduated income tax, and an 8-hour workday Broke up tribal organizations and divided up tribal land and gave U.S. citizenship to natives who "Americanized" themselves A new focus on cash-crops in the north and west, and a shift to more expensive mechanized farming methods put smaller farms out of business. Big trusts that farmers relied on (like railroads) also raised prices, making it even harder for farmers to make a living

Railroads Pendleton Act Pullman strike Changes in farming

Sioux wars International migration society Ida B. Wells Debates over money

Nativists successfully pressured Congress to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants who were coming over during the gold rush. Farmers wanted to print more money so they could more easily pay back their debts, but the bankers and the wealthy wanted to keep the U.S. Dollar on the gold standard There was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time Grew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes

Andrew Carnegie argued that those with wealth should invest it into society There was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time former slave who trained other black men to become economically self-sufficient, and argued this was a better way to gain power than to campaign for better voting rights A new focus on cash-crops in the north and west, and a shift to more expensive mechanized farming methods put smaller farms out of business. Big trusts that farmers relied on (like railroads) also raised prices, making it even harder for farmers to make a living