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Populism

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING WERE POPULIST DEMANDS EXCEPT WHICH ONE?

a)

RETURN TO THE GOLD STANDARD

b)

GRADUATED PERSONAL INCOME TAX

c)

GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF RAILROADS

d)

RESTRICTION OF UNDESIRABLE IMMIGRATION

2.

Which of the following would have not been a member of the Populist Party?

a)

farmer

b)

factory worker

c)

banker

d)

William Jennings Bryan

3.

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

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

James Weaver

c)

William Jennings Bryan

d)

William McKinley

4.

According to farmers and Populists, the "Crime of "73" was which of the following?

a)

ending the gold standard

b)

demonitization of silver

c)

creating the Federal Reserve

d)

ending the 2nd Bank of the United States

5.

Which of the following was the pre-Populist organization to help address farmer's economic needs as well as education and social isolation?

a)

Progressives

b)

Democrats

c)

Settlement Houses

d)

Grange

6.

Which Presidential candidate made the following statement?

“You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns. You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.”

a)

William J. Bryan

b)

Mary Elizabeth Lease

c)

William H. Taft.

d)

William McKinley

7.
Which caused the rise of Populism?
a)
rising agricultural prices
b)
The use of silver instead of greenbacks
c)
Calls for racial segregation
d)
The inability of farmers to pay off their debts
8.
Why did the Populist party want unlimited coinage of silver?
a)
To increase the amount of money in circulation and raise farm prices
b)
To reduce economic inflation
c)
To raise campaign contribution limits
d)
To decrease the bargaining power of labor unions
9.

After unsuccessfully running candidates for president in 1892, the Populists were taken over by which political party in 1896?

a)

Republican

b)

Democratic

c)

Greenback

d)

Federalist

10.

William Jennings Bryan's famous Cross of Gold speech is about...

a)

The acquisition of colonies to increase employment opportunities.

b)

The creation of a national park system

c)

A policy of bimetalism to help farmers with raising crop prices.

d)

Higher tariffs to protect American goods from foreign cometition.