8-4.5 Plight of the Farmer

economic idea that the price of a good will rise and fall depending on the demand for that item and the available supply

system of farming where farmers rented their land from a landowner and in return could use the land to grow crops for profit

the seizure of property from borrowers who are unable to repay their loans

pest that spread across the South and destroyed half of the cotton grown in South Carolina

college that was created for African-Americans in order to meet the "separate but equal" requirement

allowed creditors to take a farmers' crop if they were not able to pay their debts, system kept poor farmers in debt

Led to the direct election of Senators.

People's Party; political party which supported the control of railroads and banking, coinage of silver, and a system of federal farm loans. Also wanted popular election of Senators, a secret ballot and a fair income tax.

Agricultural college built to teach crop management; supported by Tillman; funded from sale of western lands

large earthquake that was centered in Summerville, but destroyed much of Charleston. The city's response to this natural disaster updated practices in construction, disaster preparedness, and scientific study.