History of the United States

to help struggling farmers make a profit The Farmers Alliance was organized by states in the South. This movement was big during the 1870s and 1880s.

They made American goods cheaper than imported goods

textiles and lumber

They shipped materials to northern markets.
They shipped materials to the northern factories

Lack of educated work force is one factor that limited industrial expansion in the South.

By controlling the business at each phase of a product's development, vertical integration allowed a business to reduce costs.

homestead strike

because they had to find room

they encouraged black farmers to join

the access of education