Why did the Populist party become popular with farmers & miners?

PP promised to help farmers miners

Farmers had problems in the late 1800s because

surplus of products & high tariffs

Who were the goldbugs?

Democrats who wanted gold standard

How was Bryan's campaign different from previous campaigns?

He went around the country talking to people.

Who were the silverites?

Democrats who wanted silver at 16:1

Why is the 1896 Presidential Election important in history?

First modern presidential campaign

How did the high tariff affect farmers?

made U.S. farm products more expensive

What does 16:1 related to?

16 ounces of silver to 1 ounce of gold

Why is the "Cross of Gold" speech important?

Democrats adopted 16:1 in their platform

Which is NOT a platform of the Populist Party?

outlawing gambling & prostitution in the West

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1
What is a tariff?
tax on a person's income
tax on imported goods
tax on goods produced in a country
tax on agricultural products
2
Why did the Populist party become popular with farmers & miners?
PP wanted to stop environmental regulations
PP promised to promote Christian values
PP took control of state governments
PP promised to help farmers miners
3
Farmers had problems in the late 1800s because
government stopped paying stipends
surplus of products & high tariffs
drought caused a dust bowl
too many environmental regulations
4
Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz represents the
persecuted Christians in the U.S.
regular people of the country
wealthy industrialists
poor immigrants in the city
5
Which group of people grew wealthy developing big business in the 1800s?
Robber Barons
Big Businessmen
Gilded Ones
Magnate Men
6
Who were the goldbugs?
Democrats who wanted gold standard
Republicans who wanted gold standard
Independents who wanted national money
Wealthy industrialists who wanted gold currency
7
The Tin Man represents
closed industries in the East
Suffragettes
miners in the West
Republican candidates
8
Who would a populist candidate appeal to for votes?
business owners
poor blacks in the North
wealthy industrialists
poor to middle class
9
Who does the Cowardly Lion represent?
William Jennings Bryan
Pres. McKinley
William Randolph Hearse
John D. Rockefeller
10
How was Bryan's campaign different from previous campaigns?
He chose a black man as his running mate
He chose a woman as his running mate
He used is own money to run for president
He went around the country talking to people.
11
The Scare Crow represents the
Suffragettes
Miners
Farmers
wealthy industrialists
12
Who were the silverites?
Republicans who wanted silver standard
Democrats who wanted paper money
Independents who wanted the silver standard
Democrats who wanted silver at 16:1
13
Why is the 1896 Presidential Election important in history?
First time a woman was on the ticket
First modern presidential campaign
first time civil rights became an issue
end of the gold/silver conflict
14
How did the high tariff affect farmers?
made the Great Depression worse
Caused prices to drop
farmers made money off the tariff
made U.S. farm products more expensive
15
What does 16:1 related to?
16 gallons of oil to 1 gallon of kerosene
16 tons of wheat to 1 ton of cotton
16 ounces of gold to 1 ounce of silver
16 ounces of silver to 1 ounce of gold
16
Why is the "Cross of Gold" speech important?
Bryan wanted gold forces crucified like Jesus
Bryan wanted Christianity to be national religion
Bryan promised to return the country to Christian valuse
Democrats adopted 16:1 in their platform
17
Which is NOT a platform of the Populist Party?
8-hour work day
government ownership of RRs & communications
federal income tax
outlawing gambling & prostitution in the West
18
What 3 business leaders bought the 1896 Election?
Carnegie, Rockefeller, Morgan
Vanderbilt, Morgan, Fisk
Carnegie, Vanderbilt, Wannamaker
Carnegie, Rockefeller, Hill
19
Which group was not formed to help the farmers?
National Grange
National Farmer's Grange
Populist Party
Farmer's Alliance
20
What 2 groups experienced difficulties at the end of the 1800s?
miners & farmers
farmers & oil producers
MIners & railroad operators
miners & steel producers

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