Explain the goals of the populists in georgia between 1877 and 1918.

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4 May, 13:43

Explain the goals of the populists in georgia between 1877 and 1918.

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Ben Hampton · Answer 1

Answer: The goals of the populist party was for government to own transportation and communication, direct voting of senators, to become America's second political party.

Explanation: The primary goal of the Populists party was to displace the Democrats and become America's second political party. To achieve this, the populist party formed a strong alliance of the industrial workers of the East with the farmers of the West and South.

Other goals of the populist party includes the call for coinage of silver for free and subtreasury scheme, non-ownership of land by foreigners, for the dissolution of national banks, for government to own all forms of transport and communication, for Senators to be voted directly by the people, review and reformation of immigration regulations, eight working hours a day and revision of the law of contracts.