1 янв 1867 г. - The Grange Movement 1867

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-produced as a result of the silver v gold debate
-boasted more than a million members in 1875
-started out as cooperative with the purpose of allowing farmers to buy machinery and sell crops as a group and reap the benefits of economies of scale
-they soon endorsed political candidates and lobbied for legislation
-responsible for most of the laws regulating railroads in the 1870s and 1880s, which are known as granger laws
-died out bc of lack of money

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