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The Greenback Party was an American political party that was active between 1874 and 1884. Its name referred to paper money, or " greenbacks", that had been issued during the American Civil War and afterward. The party advocated issuing large amounts of money, believing this would help people, especially farmers, by raising prices and making debts easier to pay. It was established as a political party whose members were primarily farmers who were financially hurt by the Panic of 1873.The Greenback Party was founded at a meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, on November 25, 1874. It was originally called the Independent National Party. In 1878, 14 members of the party were elected to the United States Congress. In 1880 the Greenback Party broadened its platform to include support for an income tax, an eight-hour day, and allowing women the right to vote. The party's influence declined quickly, and after 1884 it was no longer a force in American politics.
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- 1876 Peter CooperPeter Cooper ( February 12, 1791 April 4, 1883 ) was an American industrialist, inventor and philanthropist. He was born in New York City, the son of Dutch descendents. He had little formal schooling and worked in the family trade of hatmaking. He then wo
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See also: List of political parties in the United StatesThe United States has what is for all practical purposes a two-party system, with the two largest political parties dividing a great majority of the vote between themselves in most elections. This is partly a consequence of the first-past-the-post electio
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