Ben Tillman and Populism

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Across
  1. 3. – The last name of the politician who claimed to fight for the common man.
  2. 7. – The university Tillman helped establish as a land-grant agricultural school.
  3. 9. – The political position Tillman held in South Carolina.
  4. 10. – Industry where some farmers found work after abandoning agriculture.
  5. 12. – The financial struggle many farmers faced due to the crop lien system.
  6. 13. – A term describing Tillman’s belief in white dominance.
  7. 15. – Tillman believed this was key to improving agriculture in the state.
Down
  1. 1. – The elite political group Tillman opposed, led by Wade Hampton.
  2. 2. – A tactic Tillman used to maintain white political control in South Carolina.
  3. 4. – These natural disasters between 1893 and 1911 devastated South Carolina’s rice crops.
  4. 5. – The site of a massacre Tillman participated in, targeting African Americans.
  5. 6. – Tillman allowed 19 of these violent racist acts during his time as governor.
  6. 8. – The group that faced economic hardships due to debt and declining crop success.
  7. 11. – The county in South Carolina where Tillman was from.
  8. 14. – A political movement that gained support from struggling farmers in the late 19th century.