The farmers were unhappy with the position they had been placed in. In document F, FB Tracy explains why farmers rebelled. Not only because they were being treated unfairly, but also because their homes and farms were being foreclosed on, the prices of their crops were falling, the railroads that brought their crops to markets were charging them too much, and their money was devaluing. . They felt they deserved more respect because they nurtured ministers, scientists, inventors, soldiers, lawyers, merchants, and magnates, as stated in Document A. Farmers expressed their discontent during the period 1870-1890 by joining organizations and parties, and their attitudes and actions changed normal two-party systems. Due to the nature of farmers, they were often independent and individualistic and were not part of any type of organization. This hurt them because companies and processors were often involved in trusts and used them to their advantage. Mary E. Lease talks about this in Document C. She basically says that it is time for a change and that we will no longer be victims of abuse by the banks and the dreaded foreclosure system. Thus the National Grange of Patrons of Agriculture (Grange) was organized in 1867 by Oliver H. Kelley. According to Document G, manufacturing had become the main economic sector. Hence, the aim of the Granges was to improve the lives of farmers by organizing them through social, educational and fraternal activities. To further improve the lives of farmers, the Grangers eventually entered politics. They enacted the Granger Laws to try to make others recognize the principle of public control over private affairs for the good of all. A very important one would be the Interstate Commerce Act. As noted in Exhibit E, Richard Olney disliked the Interstate Commerce Act, but felt it could be used to the advantage of the railroads. Another organization that farmers were a part of was the Farmers' Alliance in the late 1870s. He did some of the same things the Grangers did. But they did not include tenant farmers, sharecroppers, blacks, and farm laborers. As stated in Document B, Booker T. Washington believed that people of color were going through the same things as other farmers and deserved to be included in various organizations. The farmers also joined the Greenback Labor Party to do some of the same things that the Greenback Labor Party Grangers did. They elected 14 members to Congress and chose a president, but lost with only 3% of the popular vote.