Unit 9 Vocab

group of farmers created in the late 1860s to promote social activities among farmers and education for rural families

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stores owned and managed by the Grange to sell things to its members at a cheaper price

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group created in 1877 by farmers in Texas that was more politically active than the Grange

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when companies agree on prices and practices, resulting in less competition between companies

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political party (group) officially called the People’s Party, formed by Farmers’ Alliance members to stop busi-nesses from influencing the government

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members of the Populist, or People’s Party

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sole control, or conrol by one company, of a field (area) of business

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laws to regulate business that were passed when James Hogg was governor

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reformers in the late 1800s and early 1900s who worked for making changes to improve society

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amendment to the U.S. Constitution that allowed the American people, rather than state legislatures, to vote for U.S. senators

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