Agricultural Changes and the Populist Movement

What effect did the mechanization of agriculture have on small farmers?

• It made farming more efficient and affordable for smaller producers.

• It forced small farmers out of business and consolidated family farms.

• It increased the number of small farmers and improved their profits.

• It had no significant impact on small farmers.

What were the main demands of the Ocala demands proposed by the farmers alliance?

• Higher prices for crops and lower prices for supplies.

• Abolishing big national banks and replacing them with sub Treasuries.

• Free silver policy and federal regulation of railroads.

• Graduated income tax and easier access to cheap credit.

Why did farmers want an inflationary monetary policy?

• To increase the value of their crops.

• To reduce the cost of transporting farm products.

• To pay back their debts with cheaper dollars.

• To improve the negotiation of the economy.

What was the core of the new populist party's proposals?

• Higher prices for crops and lower prices for supplies.

• Abolishing big national banks and replacing them with sub Treasuries.

• Free silver policy and federal regulation of railroads.

• Graduated income tax and easier access to cheap credit.

What was the target audience for the quiz?

• Students from grade 12.

• Farmers and agricultural workers.

• Business owners and corporations.

• Politicians and government officials.

What percentage of the American workforce was involved in agriculture in 1900?

• 85%

• 50%

• 75%

• 25%

What did the farmers alliance attempt to do?

• Mobilize white farmers in the South and the plains.

• Increase the power of big corporations.

• Lower prices for crops and increase prices for supplies.

• Abolish the market system.

What did the farmers propose to replace big national banks?

• Regional branches of the US Treasury called sub Treasuries.

• State-owned banks controlled by farmers.

• Private banks owned by small farmers.

• Cooperative banks run by agricultural workers.

What did the farmers propose to reduce the cost of transporting their farm products?

• Federal regulation of the railroads.

• Building more railroads.

• Privatizing the railroads.

• Increasing taxes on the railroads.

What political party eventually adopted many of the populist party's issues?

• Republican Party

• Democratic Party

• Green Party

• Libertarian Party