 |
 The People's Party
also known as the Populist Party,
grew out of dissatisfaction with the way
Democrats and Republicans alike were dealing with
the financial crisis then affecting poor, white
cotton farmers in the South and drought-stricken
wheat farmers in the Plains. It was formed in
Omaha, Nebraska, in 1892. |
 The Free Soil
Party was formed by angry Democrats
in 1848. The platform of the Free
Soil Party opposed the extension of slavery into
new territories or states, but carefully avoided
the question of whether slavery itself should
remain legal. |
 The
Articles of Confederation went into
effect on March 1, 1781, and remained in effect
until ratification of the U.S. Constitution. It
created a loose confederation of the states with
most power vested with the state governments. |
 Lucy Stone
was inspired to fight for women's rights while
still young, when her father told her that women
had no need for a formal education. She gave her
first speech on women's rights in 1847, and spent
much of the rest of her life speaking and writing
on behalf of both woman suffrage and abolition. |
 The
American
Independent Party was organized in
1967 on a strong states' rights platform. Its
first presidential candidate was George C.
Wallace, then Governor of Alabama. |
