The Populist Movement

According to Mary Elizabeth Lease, who owns the country?

• The government

• The people

• Wall Street

• The farmers

What caused the hard times for farmers in the early 20th century?

• Industrialization

• Technological improvements

• Commercialization of agriculture

• All of the above

What did the expanding markets and technological improvements do to commodity prices?

• Increased them

• Decreased them

• Had no effect

• Stabilized them

What put farmers in the hands of bankers, railroads, and economic intermediaries?

• Industrialization

• Technological improvements

• Commercialization of agriculture

• Government regulations

What happened to many farmers as they fell into debt and lost their land?

• They entered the industrial workforce

• They became landless farmworkers

• They migrated to cities

• They retired

What linked rural Americans with towns, regional cities, and financial centers?

• Railroad spur lines

• Telegraph lines

• Credit

• All of the above

What did frustrated American farmers attempt to reshape?

• Political systems

• Economic systems

• Social systems

• Educational systems

What was the name of the organization that farmers first organized through?

• Farmers' Alliance

• People's Party

• Populist Party

• Cooperative Commonwealth

What did the Farmers' Alliance aim to restore to farmers?

• Political power

• Economic power

• Social power

• Educational power

Who was nominated as the presidential candidate for the Populists in 1892?

• Mary Elizabeth Lease

• James B. Weaver

• Edward Bellamy

• Henry George