Unit 2 (US history, grade 11)

What are some problems farmers faced?

• Crops = little money

  Railroads

  Debt

  Tariffs = too high

  Drought

• Poverty

• No land

• Debts were too high

Who did the Panic of 1893 affect?

• Miners

• Average US citizen

• The president

• Farmers, businesses, and laborers

Which of the following did the immigrants face?

• Language barrier

• Awful labor and poverty

• Nothing

• Poverty

The farmers alliance took over the...

• The democratic party

• Education system

• Grange

• The government

Bimedalism is...

• Gold and silver

• Copper and nickel

• Lead

• All medals

Tariffs are...

• Political party

• Fancy word for debt

• Where immigrants lived

• Types of taxes

What were the MAIN reason for the farmers alliance?

• Creating inflation to raise farmers prices

• To generate wealth

• They needed to pay off their debts they owed

• They were bored