Westward Lsn4: Farmers & Populist

Fill in the blank: ________ was the farmer who founded the Grange.

• Oliver Hudson Kelley

• John Deere

• Cyrus McCormick

• Eli Whitney

Fill in the blank: ________ was an organization that fought for farmers' rights.

• Grange

• Knights of Labor

• American Federation of Labor

• Sons of Liberty

Fill in the blank: ________ were groups of farm organizations.

• Farmers' Alliances

• Industrial Workers

• Railroad Tycoons

• Bankers' Trusts

Fill in the blank: ________ was a political movement that sought advancement for farmers and laborers.

• Populism

• Federalism

• Progressivism

• Isolationism

Fill in the blank: ________ means backing money with silver and gold.

• bimetallism

• monometallism

• fiat currency

• barter system

Fill in the blank: ________ means backing dollars solely with gold.

• gold standard

• fiat money

• silver certificate

• cryptocurrency

Fill in the blank: ________ was the 1896 Republican presidential nominee.

• William McKinley

• William Jennings Bryan

• Grover Cleveland

• Theodore Roosevelt

Fill in the blank: ________ was the 1896 Populist/Democratic presidential nominee.

• William Jennings Bryan

• Grover Cleveland

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William McKinley

Farmers took which steps to address their concerns?

• They formed organizations and cooperatives.

• They moved to cities for factory jobs.

• They stopped growing crops entirely.

• They relied solely on government aid.

The Populist Party appealed most to which groups?

• Urban industrial workers and business owners

• Wealthy bankers and railroad executives

• Farmers and laborers

• Southern plantation owners and aristocrats