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“We the People” Push Back during the Gilded Age

Learn about the Granger Movement's goals, impact on the Midwest farmers, and lobbying efforts against discriminatory railroad rebates during the 1860s and 1870s. Discover how their actions led to the passage of the Granger Laws in Illinois, marking a shift away from laissez-faire traditions. Explore the rise of the Populist Party and their platform for government reforms, including the Pendleton Act, Interstate Commerce Act, Sherman Anti-Trust Act, and more. Delve into William Jennings Bryan's Cross of Gold speech and its relation to The Wizard of Oz.

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“We the People” Push Back during the Gilded Age

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  1. “We the People” Push Back during the Gilded Age

  2. The Granger Movement

  3. Goals of the Grangers (1860s and 1870s) • Organize Midwestern Farmers • Protest Discriminatory Railroad Rebates • Example of Lobbying (Special Interest) Group • Actions led to State of Illinois passing the Granger Laws- outlawed discriminatory rebates; 1st limitation to the laissez- faire tradition

  4. Munn v Illinois (1876)- The Grangers Win!- Granger Laws are Upheld

  5. Wabash v Illinois (1887) - Not So fast, remember federalism?

  6. Rise of the Populist Party • Farmers and Labor Unions unite to form a third (minor) political party • Develop the Omaha Platform

  7. Congress Reforms Government • Pendleton Act (1882)- Ends Spoils System and Starts Civil Service Exams • Interstate Commerce Act (1887)- ended discriminatory rebates and created the I.C.C. to investigate business abuses • Sherman Anti- Trust Act (1890)- banned trusts (type of monopoly)

  8. Omaha Platform • Wealth belongs to those who create it • Gov’t Own Railroad and Telephone • Minimum Wage and 40 hour work week • Limit Immigration • Graduated (Progressive) Income Tax • Secret Ballots • Direct Election of Senators • Coin Silver (Not just gold)

  9. William Jennings Bryan

  10. Cross of Gold Speech

  11. The Wizard of Oz?

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