Monday, October 22nd

Advanced American History

The essay for this unit was composed in class today on the topic of Populism.  During the course of the period, you should respond the the following prompt, citing at least three documents for support:

Identify the reasons for agrarian discontent in the 1890's.  Explain the key arguments of both the farmers (Populists/Democrats) and those opposed to the demands made by the Populists (Republicans) in this era.  What is the legacy of this debate?