3.4 Pt 2

Open Ended

1. Why did farmers begin to form alliances like the Grange instead of working alone?

2. What emotions might farmers have felt when court rulings weakened the “Grange Laws”?

3. How did the creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission represent progress for farmers?

4. In what ways can people today use cooperation and organization to fight unfair systems?

Open Ended

1. Why did farmers begin to form alliances like the Grange instead of working alone?

2. What emotions might farmers have felt when court rulings weakened the “Grange Laws”?

3. How did the creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission represent progress for farmers?

4. In what ways can people today use cooperation and organization to fight unfair systems?

Open Ended

1. How did cooperation among farmers change their ability to resist unfair practices?

2. What do you think it felt like for farmers to see their unity across race and region begin to fade?

3. Why did railroads justify charging higher rates, and how did that affect small farmers?

4. What lesson can we learn from the farmers’ efforts to use the law to challenge big business?

Open Ended

1. How did the farmers’ alliances try to solve their financial problems in creative ways?

2. What role did racism play in dividing the movement, and how did that affect its power?

3. Why do you think unity among struggling people can be so difficult to maintain?

4. In what modern examples can you see people forming alliances to fight unfair systems today?

Open Ended

1. What emotions does the narrator express as the Populist Party begins to form?

2. Why do you think the Populist movement appealed to so many ordinary people?

3. How did the Populists try to bridge old divisions from the Civil War?

4. In what ways do modern political movements still reflect the goals or frustrations of the Populists?