Review - Populism

The Populist party was made up of which group of people?

• Doctors

• Lawyers

• Farmers

• Teachers

Which of the following always hurt farmers?

• Gold Miners

• Railroads

• American Indians

• Exodusters

Farmers preferred silver money put into the economy in bulk because...

• It would cause deflation.

• It would cause inflation.

Which of the following were points of the Populist Party platform?

• Silver Money

• Income Tax

• Secret Ballot

• All of the Above

Which candidate was the Populist party's candidate in 1896?

• Andrew Johnson

• James Weaver

• William Jennings Bryan

• William McKinley

Populists were mostly

• farmers in the midwest and south

• farmers in New England

• merchants in New England

• merchants in the midwest and south

The image above represents which of the following aspects of Gilded Age politics?

• Political Machines

• Monopolies

• Populism

• Southern Redeemers

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.