Populism

William Jennings Bryan's famous Cross of Gold speech is about...

• The acquisition of colonies to increase employment opportunities.

• The creation of a national park system

• A policy of bimetalism to help farmers with raising crop prices.

• Higher tariffs to protect American goods from foreign cometition.

Railroads' high fees for shipping goods to market would eventually lead to....

• Farmers organizing the Grange Movement and the Populist party

• The government authorizing the use of silver to help farmers

• The Populist demand that the government help farmers by raising tariffs

• The government demanding that farmers slaughter mivestock to increase prices.

What is the purpose of Populism?

• To encourage the government to take control of the inventions of the industrial revolution

• To stop immigrants from Europe from taking over factory jobs

• To force Robber barons to give up their riches so that workers could benefit

• To represent the interests of rural farmers and connect then to the rest of society

During the industrial Revolution in the U.S., laissez-faire economic policies led to what?

• Markets that were dominated by monopolies

• The creation of strong regulations that ensured businesses did not harm the general public

• Significant improvements in working conditions gained through collective bargaining by labor unions

• The government placing heavy taxes on the large monopolies and truasts

The ICC was government agency created to initially regulate what monopoly?

• Standard Oil

• US Steel

• Railroads

• textiles

The use of Gold and Silver in US currency is found in what famous speech?

• The German Cross

• The Cross of Silver

• The Cross of Copper

• The Cross of Gold

Which organization combined with the The Grange to create the Populist Party? 

• The Farming Society
• American Association of Agriculture
• Farmer's Alliance

What was one effect of the overproduction of cotton in the late 1800s? 

• Supported increased immigration
• Farmers put the boll weevil in each other's fields
• Farmers switched to rice.
• Many banks foreclosed on land.

What was NOT a goal of the Populist movement? 

• Secret Ballot
• Graduated Income Tax
• Regulation of Banks and Railroads
• Stop poor whites from voting

The political party that advocated for farmers was known as the ______party.

• Republican
• Democrat
• Populist