Omaha+Platform

= Omaha Platform (1892) = = Primary Source Analysis =
 * - The People's Party (Populists) was a grassroots political movement, first started in the Grange Halls of the Great Plains, and quickly spreading across the southern and western frontiers. It's political goals and ideologies focused on industrial reform, economic change, and other obstacles that plagued the small scale farmers of rural America. In essence, the "Agrarian Revolt" of the late 19th century can be seen as growing out a feeling that the farmers needed to control their own destiny.**


 * - Please visit the following links to complete your assignment, which can be downloaded below.**

[|Omaha Platform Discussion Questions]
- Read the introduction to the primary source, as well as the discussion questions that your group will answer.

[|Omaha Platform Primary Source]
- Digital link to the Omaha Platform (1892)