The Populists and Big Business

What was the effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Became a more efficient form of transportation for settlers
• Increased trade between the east and west and boosted the economy
• Polluted the air and the natural environment
• All of the above

What did the Homestead Act do?

• It limited immigration
• It regulated businesses
• It increased the tariff
• It gave free land to those who settled in the West

What is a monopoly?

• The exclusive control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service
• the outlaw of the sale or consumption of alcohol
• The use of children in industry or business
• the right to vote in political elections

After unsuccessfully running candidates for president in 1892, Populists took over one of the major political parties of that time period  to adopt their ideas.  Which party? 

• Republican
• Democratic
• Greenback
• Federalist

Why did the Populist party want unlimited coinage of silver?

• To increase the amount of money in circulation and raise farm prices
• To reduce economic inflation
• To raise campaign contribution limits
• To decrease the bargaining power of labor unions

Members of which group most likely to belong to Populist Party?

• Anarchists
• Farmers
• Industrialists
• Immigrants

The process of people leaving the farms or rural areas for more populated cities is called....

• Suffrage
• Urbanization
• Rural
• Boom Bust

The most significant problem for farmers in the late 19th century was which of the following?

• high tariffs, low exports
• poor machinery, low production
• tight credit, high interest
• too many regulatory laws

Who was the Populist/Democratic candidate for President?

• Andrew Jackson
• Grover Cleveland
• William Jennings Bryan
• William McKinley

Who gave the "Cross of Gold" speech?

• Willaim McKinley
• William Henry Harrison
• Marcus Hannah
• William Jennings Bryan