Summarize the strategies by which farmers sought economic change at the end of the nineteenth century

Farmers were at a disadvantage in the late 19th century. Crop prices were falling, they were mistreated by railroad companies, and industrialization was changing the nature of the US economy to become less agriculture-based.

Farmers pursued several strategies to improve their situation. They formed many organizations to support their cause, such as the National Farmers Alliance, and a party to represent their interest called the Populist Party. They also lobbied for tougher legislation on railroads and banks, to stop what they felt were monopolistic practices by companies in these industries.