Standard 2.3 Mastery Check

Famer's Political Party

• A.I.M.

• Populists

• Chicanos

• Famer's Unite

Why did FARMERS join the Populist Party?

• wanted regulation for railroads, bimetallism, income tax

• wanted to end monopolies.

• wanted more space exploration

• to deal with weather patterns.

Who did William Jennings Bryant Support?

• He supported the interest of the common/average people (especially farmers)

• He discriminated against women's rights.

• He supported the monopolies and big business in America

Which law expanded competition and eliminated trusts and monopolies?

(hint: Roosevelt will bust these up!)

• Interstate Commerce Act 
• Homestead Act
• Sherman AntiTrust Act
• Dawes Act

How many political parties ran in the 1896 election? (what where their name)

• 3; republican, national democrat, populist democrat

• 4; wig, federalist, republican, anti-wig

• 2; republican, democrat

• 2; federalist, anti-federalist

Where is this quote from , " You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold."

• William Jennings Bryan's Cross of Gold Speech

• William Mckinley's Freedom of Mankind Speech

• Grover Celveland's I have a Dream Speech

• William Mcaroy's Bimetallism Speech

What was the 1 purpose of the Populist Movement?

• lasizzez-faire policies to continue to support big businesses

• raise prices of agricultural goods to support the financially struggling farmers

• beginning collection offers for the laborers in the factories

• implement more government regulation particularly with the railroad taxes

What was one way the farmer's combated their social issues

• creating secret meetings of all the male farmers to trade planting traditions

• creating The Grange were farmers and locals could share concerns and grievances

• creating The Omaha Platform in order to express their concerns of education for farmers

• creating the Greenbacks which was a society that celebrated the harvest moon every year for the crop

Which of the following reasons was the BEST reason the Populist Party lost the Election of 1986?

• the Populist Party did win enough votes against the Republicans

• the Republican Party bribed majority of laborers to vote for them pulling them ahead of the populist

• the Populist Party forced democrats to picked between 2 runners instead of one allowing the Republicans to obtain more votes

• the Republican Party burned majority of the crops making the public turn on the farmers for not providing enough food

Why did the Populist party want unlimited coinage of silver?

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

• To raise campaign contribution limits

• To reduce economic inflation

• To decrease the bargaining power of labor unions