Identify the causes of the rise of the Populist Party and the effects the party had. Causes for the Populist Party-a. Farmers were in huge debts-b. The interests were forcing many of their farms to be foreclosed.-c. The government was not assisting the farmers at all.-d. The cost of transportation was extremely high.

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13 May, 17:05

Identify the causes of the rise of the Populist Party and the effects the party had. Causes for the Populist Party-a. Farmers were in huge debts-b. The interests were forcing many of their farms to be foreclosed.-c. The government was not assisting the farmers at all.-d. The cost of transportation was extremely high.

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The formation of the populist party was as a result of the farmers who were in high debts due to decreasing prices and excessive interest rates from banks. This culminated into the formation of an alliance that fought the Government for better conditions. The alliance then evolved into the populist party who advocated for all producing classes and fighting big banks and corporations. The effect the party had was that there was a reduction of political corruption and economic inequality after the formation of the populist party.