AP US History question:

Documents A-H reveal some of the problems that many farmers in the late 19th century (1880-1900) saw as threats to their ways of life. Using the documents and your knowledge of the period, explain the reasons for agrarian discontent and evaluate the validity of the farmers' complaints.

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AP US History question:

Documents A-H reveal some of the problems that many farmers in the late 19th century (1880-1900) saw as threats to their ways of life. Using the documents and your knowledge of the period, explain the reasons for agrarian discontent and evaluate the validity of the farmers' complaints.

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Valentina Huynh · Answer 1

This period in the US that followed the Civil War brought with it great farmer discontent because the entire Southern agrarian economy had been ravaged, and many crop yields lessened due to the abolishment of slavery.