Bayou Bridges 8th Grade Unit 2 Chapter 2

Use the Image to answer the question: What functions did the group shown in the poster serve? Select the TWO correct answers.

• educating farmers

• lobbying legislators

• expanding civil rights

• building grain elevators

• promoting industrialization

What factor contributed to the trends shown in the graph?

• decreased surplus

• increased surplus

• decreased competition

• increased mechanization

What was one result of the trends shown in the graph?

• Farmers went into debt

• Farmers moved to rural areas

• Farmers produced fewer crops

• Farmers stored their own grain

Use the quote to answer the question: "You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold."

Which statement would the speaker of the quote agree with?

• Farmers need a way to print their own money

• farmers need a place to socialize with each other

• The United States government should adopt bimetallism

• The United States government should buy surplus crops.

Use the maps to answer the question:

In which states did the Populist candidate for president win electoral votes in 1892? Select THREE correct answers.

• Florida

• Idaho

• Kansas

• Maine

• Nevada

Which conclusion is supported by the maps?

• The Democratic party became more popular in the Midwest

• The Republican party was supported by populists in the South

• More people supported free silver in the North than in the South

• More people favored the gold standard in the West than the East

Use the quote to answer the question:

"If the farmer is not watchful, the weeds will choke out his small grain. So it is with the people in politics; It is a continual warfare against class legislation, which destroys all popular rights. Save the crop, farmers, or it will be useless to plant another year."

-Louisiana Populist (1896)

Based on the quote, what is the author's purpose?

• to encourage farmers to start corporations

• to encourage banks to forgive all loans

• to encourage farmers to fight for their rights

• to encourage banks to lower interest rates

Why did people in rural areas of Louisiana oppose the Bourbon Democrats?

• The Bourbon Democrats introduced Jim Crow laws to the state

• The Bourbon Democrats were unable to resolve a debt crisis in the state

• The Bourbon Democrats adopted a new constitution without support from citizens

• The Bourbon Democrats did little to help farmers or sharecroppers after the Civil War

​ ​ Which reform belongs on the list?

• adoption of state income taxes

• free gold to increase inflation

• public ownership of railroads

• direct election of presidents

How did cooperatives benefit members of the Farmers' Alliance?

• They encouraged states to adopt laissez-faire policies

• They offered lower interest rates than bank loans

• They offered lower prices than retail suppliers

• They encouraged states to regulate railroads