Farmer Experience Flashcards
(10 cards)
Populists
A political movement that emerged in the late 19th century advocating for the rights and power of the common people.
Bimetallism
An economic system that uses both gold and silver as a basis for currency.
Homestead Act (1862)
A law that granted 160 acres of public land to settlers for a small fee, provided they improve the land by building a dwelling and cultivating crops.
Sharecropping
A system where farmers, often former slaves, would work land owned by someone else in exchange for a share of the crops.
Debt peonage
A system where workers are bound in servitude until their debts are paid off.
Populists
A political movement that emerged in the late 19th century advocating for the rights and power of the common people.
Bimetallism
An economic system that uses both gold and silver as a basis for currency.
Homestead Act (1862)
A law that granted 160 acres of public land to settlers for a small fee, provided they improve the land by building a dwelling and cultivating crops.
Sharecropping
A system where farmers, often former slaves, would work land owned by someone else in exchange for a share of the crops.
Debt peonage
A system where workers are bound in servitude until their debts are paid off.
