Question

What two farming groups helped push reform and help form the Populist Party?

Answer 1

Answer:

The two farming groups that helped push reform and helped to form the Populist Party were the Farmer's Alliance and the Grange.

Explanation:

The Populist Party was formed from a movement that emerged in the 1870s, especially among the peasants of the western and southern states, which was characterized by demands for social radical legislation against the trusts and for the benefit of the smaller farmers, and that was represented by the Farmer’s Alliance and the Grange.  It demanded the free coinage of silver, 8 hours workday, progressive income tax, land reform, and the nationalization of railways, telegraphs and telephone lines.

At the 1892 presidential election, the party gathered over one million votes and got 22 presidential electors. It co-operated in the 1896 and 1900 presidential elections with the Democrats with William Jennings Bryan as joint candidate.