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What was the prairie farmers main complaint against railroad companies?
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∙ 11y ago
Their railroads.
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Who did the farmers blame for their problems?
bankers and railroad companies
For what reasons were farmers angry at railroad companies?
they destroyed some of their crop
Western railroad companies and farmers needed each other's business This is an example of?
interdependence
What book conflicts over land between railroad companies and farmers in the west?
The Octopus by Frank Norris
What was the huge single crop farms run by investor and railroad companies when farmers went bankrupt?
plantations
Which was not a complaint of farmers at the ebd of the 19th century?
The complaints of farmers at the end of the 19th century included federal monetary policies, unfair railroad shipping rates, and U.S. tariffs and lack of access to foreign markets.
What book dramatize conflict over land between railroad companies and farmers in the west?
The Octopus by Frank Norris
What book dramatized conflicts over land between railroad companies and farmers in west?
The Octopus by Frank Norris
Why did people particularly farmers demand regualtion of the railroads the late 19th century?
Because the farmers felt that they were being cheated by the railroad owners. The owners were allowed to choose the price of the shipping and also whether the crop would be shipped at all. The farmers felt that this was unfair and the only way to resolve it was to have the government own the railroads
Why were farmers seeking action against the rail road?
Farmers sought action against the railroad companies because they were often charged high rates for shipping their goods, suffered from discriminatory pricing practices, and faced monopolistic control over transportation options. This limited their ability to reach profitable markets and impacted their livelihoods negatively.
What are farmers that fought railroad abuses called?
Farmers that fought railroad abuses are called grangers.
How did western ranchers and farmers get their product's to eastern markets?
Railroad
