Lecture 3: Ag Comm History

Question 1

Populism

Answer 1

Formed in the 19th century out of the Algerian protest.

Majorly alliance of farmers from west and south with industrial workers of the east.

Question 2

What 4 things did populists want from their government ?

Answer 2

Populists wanted:
Free coinage
No national banks
Graduate income tax
Government ownership

Question 3

T or F?

The populist party formed in hope of replacing the Democratic Party.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

When and why did the populist party foil?

Answer 4

In 1896 because of inflation in farm prices.

Question 5

What was the land grant act of 1862?

Answer 5

30000 acres to each state

Land income paid to establish colleges to educate the children of farmers and mechanics.

Question 6

What land grant college was established in 1862?

Answer 6

Texas A&M university

Question 7

What land grant college was established in 1890?

Answer 7

Prairie view A&M

Question 8

Do tribal land grant colleges exist in Texas?

Answer 8

No

Question 9

T or F?
Land grant institutions like texas a&m provided an education that provided practical knowledge rather than the theoretical knowledge that was currently being provided by existing institutions like Harvard.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Who established the department of agriculture and why?

Answer 10

President Lincoln and the various agricultural societies established the department of agriculture to promote research and development.

Question 11

What did the Hatch act do?

Answer 11

Established agriculture experiment stations for research.