Farmers on a Closing Frontier — Quiz

Question 1

In the decades after the Civil War, how did the railroads hurt farmers financially?

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by charging smaller farmers higher rates

Question 2

After the Civil War, farming greatly increased in

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the West.

Question 3

The main reason that American farmers faced financial challenges after the Civil War was

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because farmers faced increased costs and decreased income.

Question 4

What was a direct effect of the Grange’s businesses failing in the late 1800s?

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The Grange’s influence weakened.

Question 5

In the late 1800s, the Grange was arranged so that farmers joined

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a local organization.

Question 6

Why did American farmers organize collectives after the Civil War?

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to cut costs and advocate for change

Question 7

How did the 1877 Supreme Court case Munn v. Illinois affect farming?

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States could regulate railroads, which resulted in fair treatment for farmers.

Question 8

How did the railroads help farmers on the Great Plains in the late 1800s?

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by creating larger markets and making shipping easier

Question 9

In the crop-lien system that developed after the Civil War, both farmers and landowners

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promised to pay for goods with future earnings.

Question 10

Which statement best describes how railroads helped and hurt American farmers in the late 1800s?

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Railroads helped farmers by shipping crops to new markets but hurt farmers by charging high shipping rates.

Farmers on a Closing Frontier — Quiz Answers