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WorksheetsChapter 19: Farmers: A New Political Force
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Any political movement that represents the interests of the “common people” is known as
capitalism.
populism.
bimetallism
activism
In the late 1800s, the Populist movement arose out of the concerns of
the wealthy.
the middle class.
farm workers.
factory owners.
Why did the Populist party want unlimited coinage of silver?
To increase the amount of money in circulation and raise farm prices
To raise campaign contribution limits
To reduce economic inflation
To decrease the bargaining power of labor unions
What is the name of the stores where farmers bought goods from each other?
cooperatives
granges
Farmer Alliance
Farmer's Market
Who did the Populist Party endorse in the 1896 election?
William McKinley
William Jennings Bryan
Theodore Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland
Name the first large farmers organization
Populist Pary
Farmers' Alliance
Southern Alliance
National Grange
Which problem did farmers face in the years after the Civil War?
no way to get the crop to market
high interest rates for loans
low prices for seed and equipment
too high demand for crops
"Cash-only" stores where famers bought from one another were called "farmers' markers."
TRUE
FALSE
Which of the following was wanted by the Populist Party?
money system based on gold
senators elected by state legislatures
unlimited terms for presidents
government ownership of railroads
Who was elected president in 1896?
Grover Cleveland
William Jennings Bryan
William McKinley
Chester Alan Arthur
Which of the following did the Populist want?
check all that apply
national income tax
farmer cooperatives
direct election of senators
shorter hours for workers
