The system only rented farms to white farmers

The system often created a cycle of chronic debt

The system reduced costs by sharing equipment

The system limited cotton production and increased prices

Brown v. Board of Education

Gideon v. Wainwright

Plessy v. Ferguson

Northern Securities v. United States

Missouri could not be admitted to the Union as a slave state

African Americans could not be returned to slavery after living in a free state

African Americans were not citizens of the United States

States had the right to peacefully secede from the Union

by raising the cost of farm machinery

by lowering prices for wheat on the world market

by lowering the cost to transport the crops to eastern cities

by increasing world demand beyond the production capacity of farmers

it lowered shipping costs for most large businesses

it deregulated railroads allowing competition to set prices

it lowered shipping costs for many farmers

it funded construction of the transcontinental railroad

the territory opened for settlement by the Homestead Act

an African American cavalry who fought in the Indian Wars

a national organization dedicated to improving conditions for farmers

a company whose primary business is owning stock in other companies

it made light bulbs last longer promoting the spread of electricity

it allowed John D. Rockefeller to monopolize oil production

it enabled Andrew Carnegie's steel mills to become more efficient

it helped screen for immigrants with diseases at Ellis Island