Chapter 19: Farmers: A New Political Force

Any political movement that represents the interests of the “common people” is known as

• capitalism.

• populism.

• bimetallism

• activism

In the late 1800s, the Populist movement arose out of the concerns of

• the wealthy.

• the middle class.

• farm workers.

• factory owners.

Why did the Populist party want unlimited coinage of silver?

• To increase the amount of money in circulation and raise farm prices

• To raise campaign contribution limits

• To reduce economic inflation

• To decrease the bargaining power of labor unions

What is the name of the region where most of the Western Expansion took place?

• Old West
• The Great Plains
• The Old South
• Wounded Knee

What is the name of the stores where farmers bought goods from each other?

• cooperatives

• granges

• Farmer Alliance

• Farmer's Market

Who did the Populist Party endorse in the 1896 election?

• William McKinley

• William Jennings Bryan

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Grover Cleveland

Name the first large farmers organization

• Populist Pary

• Farmers' Alliance

• Southern Alliance

• National Grange

Which problem did farmers face in the years after the Civil War?

• no way to get the crop to market

• high interest rates for loans

• low prices for seed and equipment

• too high demand for crops

"Cash-only" stores where famers bought from one another were called "farmers' markers."

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which of the following was wanted by the Populist Party?

• money system based on gold

• senators elected by state legislatures

• unlimited terms for presidents

• government ownership of railroads