Farmers' Problems and their Political Solutions

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Address by William Jennings Bryan promoting bimetallism to help farmers pay off their debts

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Cross of Gold Speech

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Agricultural overproduction, scarcity of money, high shipping costs, debt, and rural isolation.

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Farmers Problems

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What political party formed from a merging of farmers and labors in the late 1800s that said to represent the "ordinary" people?

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The Populist Party

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Following the Gold Standard resulted in ________money in circulation, and thus_______the prices for farm goods.

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less, lowering

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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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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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Farmers support the ________standard for money.

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Bimetalism

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The wealthy capitalist who owned the companies supported the________standard for money.

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gold

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Movement that originally began as a social club for farmers but whose main focus became getting fair railroad rates.

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The Grange Movement

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Which of the following was NOT part of the Populist platform (what it stood for)? Better working conditions including shorter hours and better pay. Regulated railroad rates. Restriction on immigration. Ending the capitalistic system or private ownership of businesses.

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Ending the capitalistic system or private ownership of businesses.