Gilded Age: Rise of the Populist Party

Gilded Age: Rise of the Populist Party

SS.912.A.3.1: Analyze the economic challenges to American farmers and farmers’ responses to these challenges in the mid to late 1800s

Multiple Select

Choose all choices that describe a problem farmers were face with during the Gilded Age.

• High railroad rates

• High Interest rates

• Falling Crop prices

• Labor shortages

Multiple Choice

What affect did the lowering of crop prices due to deflation have on farmers?

• It caused them to sell more crops and make a larger profit

• it caused them to make less profit which made it difficult to pay off debts

• It increased the demand for crops overseas

• It caused famers to overplant and ruin the land

Multiple Select

Check all choices that are examples of goals of the Populist party during the Gilded Age.

• government regulation over railroads

• bimetalism

• direct election of senators

• income tax

Multiple Select

Check all statements that accurately describe the early successes of the Populist party.

• a populist was elected President

• Populist were elected to Congress

• Populist were elected to the Senate

• Populist were elected to state governments

Multiple Choice

What was the most important issue in the 1896 election?

• railroad regulation

• Inflation

• bimetallism

• income tax

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of William Jennings Bryan's Cross of Gold Speech?

• the speech supported continued use of the gold standard

• the speech supported increased government regulations

• the speech claimed the gold standard had a terrible affect on the economy

• The speech argued for a minimum wage for American workers

Multiple Choice

True or False: Though the Populist party died after the election of 1896, many of their goals were achieved during the progressive era.

• False

• True

Exit Ticket

Complete the following short quiz

Multiple Choice

The People’s Party supported fighting deflation by circulating

• more paper currency.

• more silver coins.

• fewer silver coins.

• fewer gold coins.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a factor that contributed to the formation of the People’s Party in 1891?

• Farmers wanted to own their own banks and railroads.

• Farmers wanted well-paying jobs with large businesses.

• Farmers wanted higher commodity prices and shipping costs.

• Farmers wanted a political party that represented their interests.

Multiple Choice

Who wrote the Cross of Gold Speech?

• William Jennings Bryan

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Mann

• William Howard Taft

Multiple Choice

Although the Populist Party did not last long, these proposals did become law:

• Income Tax & Direct Election of Representatives

• Direct Election of Senators & Postal Savings-Banks

• Income Tax & Free Coinage of Silver

• Income Tax & Direct Election of Senators

Multiple Choice

The Populist party was most attractive to

• Business people

• Farmers

• Teachers

• Whigs

Multiple Choice

Who did the Populists believe should run the railroads?

• The Government

• The local cities/towns

• Private Enterprise

• The Farmers

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of Deflation?

• An increase in the general level of prices
• A decrease in the general level of prices
• Its the rate that banks make available to their business customers
• involves spending more money

Multiple Choice

What is inflation?

• rise in all prices
• rise in most prices
• rise in some prices
• rise in general prices