Page 640 17.1. what were the origins and the significance of populism? the farmers’ alliance was the largest citizen’s movement of the nineteenth century. in the beginning, it sought only to improve rural conditions, but it gradually became more politically involved, asking the federal government to store unsold crops and use them as collateral for loans to the farmers

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Farmers in the Middle West and the South formed a coalition that supported changes in the economy of the United States. It was known as the Farmer's Alliance and was formed in the 1880s by farmers that had economic problems and their voice was not being heard by the government. So in 1892, they formed thePeople's Party also known as the Populist Party, to help farmers to help overcome problems such as falling prices of crops and low credit support.  

The origins and the significance of Populism was part of the Farmers’ Alliance and was the largest citizen’s movement of the nineteenth century. In the beginning, it sought only to improve rural conditions, but it gradually became more politically involved, asking the federal government to store unsold crops and use them as collateral for loans to the farmers.

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