This morning in class, we read about the Gold standard and learned that it was a system where the amount of paper money available was determined by the amount of gold in the treasury. We also read about the Free Silver movement, the reasons it appealed to farmers, and that it led to the formation of the Populist Party, which focused on "average people." We learned why the term "sooners became associated with Oklahomans, essentially because the farmers and ranchers rushed into land sooner than they were supposed to - land that was supposed to be a permanent place for Indigenous people to settle. We took this time to refresh our memory about the Trail of Tears, the 1200 mile-long march which involved the forced displacement of thousands of Cherokee peoples. Ben stated he already knew most of the information we covered.