Hey, I have a DBQ tommorow and I cannot seem to organize my thoughts for it.
The teacher gave us the question (but not the documents) so here it is:
"Analyze the effects that technology, government policy, and economics had on agricultural America (1865-1900)."
Heres the brainstorming I have done:
Intro: While at times they seemed they would improve conditions for farmers, they only ended up making conditions worse. Enviromental conditions.
Gov Policy: Granger Laws, Wabash Case, Interstate Commerce Act.
Economics: Depressions, Abusive prices (Railroads had short/long haul, and other technological advancements were purposely more expensive than farmers could afford), This especially hurt tennant farmers.
Technology: Technology focused on industrialism (started to shrink agriculture), However, RR and other technological advancements helped widen the farmers market.
I feel like I need more, but can't really find anything. Also, I feel like it will start to become messy. Does anyone have any ideas as to how to help this essay?