Which of the following was a factor that contributed to the formation of the people’s party in 1891

A factor that contributed to the formation of the People’s Party in 1891 is that farmers wanted a political party that represented their interests.

Further Explanations:

The People’s Party arose as a central force during the 1890s in Southern and western parts of the United States. It continued to work in the early 20th century but not ever gained much popularity as it was having in the 1890s. The origin of the party lies with the merger of the party with Farmers’ alliance during the 19th century.  

The farmers unitedto defend their securities. Numerous landless renters also unified because of heavy interest levied on their loans. They instituted the “Farmer’s Alliance” in 1876 in order to uproot the “Crop-lien” System. The alliance aided the poor agrarians and started a radical movement aiming to improve the conditions of farmers. Being shielded by the “granges” and “Alliances of Farmers”, its policies were determined from the monetary issues like intolerance and poverty. After achieving few feats at the local level the Populists instituted “National Political Party” in the late 1800s.  

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Answer Details

Grade: High School

Subject: History

Chapter: People’s Party

Keywords:

Populists, workers , farmers, nation, granges, alliances of Farmers, economic issues, intolerance of religion, National Political Party, landless tenants, Farmer’s Alliance, Crop-lien

the correct answer is b