Populism and the rise and fall of the Populist Party are the topics of this presentation, which details the Presidential Election of 1896 and the role of silver. Detailing main points with clever political cartoons and informative maps,...

A description of the establishment of the Grange, or Patrons of Husbandry, in the mid-1800s and how the movement helped farmers.

Learn about the development of the farmers' protest movement in the 19th century, and how it evolved into a political movement.

Find the political agenda of the Farmers' Alliance, a group which tried to make its demands heard in an economy the farmers felt favored industry. Read the document that spelled out their demands in 1886.

Explains the history of the Populist movement, its growth into a political party, and its later dissolution. Includes questions for students at end.

The Oliver H. Kelley Homestead is a historic farmstead once owned by Oliver Hudson Kelley, one of the founders of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry. Oliver Kelley moved to Minnesota in 1849, the year that Minnesota Territory was formed....