Populism and the People's Party

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Who was the Populist/Democratic candidate for President?

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William Jennings Bryan

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Why did the Populist party want unlimited coinage of silver?

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To increase the amount of money in circulation and raise farm prices

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Members of which group most likely to belong to Populist Party? Options: Anarchists, Farmers, Industrialists, Immigrants

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Farmers

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Which political party platform includes: Unlimited Coinage of Silver, Limit terms for President, Direct Election of Senators, Secret Ballot, Government ownership of railroads, telegraphs, and telephones, Immigration Restriction, Graduated Income Tax, shorter work day 8 hours?

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Populist platform

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The Populist party was most attractive to

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Farmers

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Who did the Populists believe should run the railroads?

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The Government

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Speech given by William Jennings Bryan (populist) that praises bimettalism and speaks against having just gold backed US currency

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Cross of Gold speech

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What explanation below explains why railroad companies were able to charge high prices to farmers to ship their crops in the late 1800s? There was a great deal of competition between various railroad companies, The railroads foreclosed on many farms and took the farmers’ properties, The railroad companies had essentially no competition., They were able to charge high prices because the railroad companies owned the Grange.

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The railroad companies had essentially no competition.

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William Jennings Bryan's famous Cross of Gold speech is about...

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A policy of bimetalism to help farmers with raising crop prices.

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Farmers support the ________standard for money.

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bimetallic (gold & SILVER)