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Essay Archive - Farmers' Discontent in the 1800s
Farmers' Discontent in the 1800s
The period between 1880 and 1900 was a boom time for American
politics. The country was for once free of the threat of war, and many of
its citizens were living comfortably. However, as these two decades went
by, the American farmer found it harder and harder to live comfortably.
Crops such as cotton and wheat, once the bulwark of agriculture, were
selling at prices so low that it was nearly impossible for farmers to make
a profit off them. Furthermore, improvement in transportation allowed
foreign competition to materialize, making it harder for American farmers
to dispose of sur....
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