WorksheetsPopulist Movement Practice Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who won the election of 1896 and 1900?
Teddy Roosevelt
William Jennings Bryan
William McKinley
Grover Cleveland
Who organized the Grange?
Oliver Hudson Kelley
William Jennings Bryan
William McKinley
Mark Hanna
The Populist Party wanted all of the following except:
term limits for President of the United States
regulation of railroads
less greenbacks in circulation
a graduated income tax
William Jennings Bryan became a presidential candidate after his
Whistle-stop speeches
Yellow Brick Road Speech
No Crown of Thorns Speech
Cross of Gold Speech
The most significant problem for farmers in the late 19th century was which of the following?
high tariffs, low exports
high debt, high interest
too many regulatory laws
poor machinery, low production
Which of the following would not have been a member of the Populist Party?
farmer
factory worker
banker
miner
Which contributed to the rise of Populism?
the use of silver instead of greenbacks
calls for unrestricted immigration
the inability of farmers to pay off their debts
What explanation below explains why railroad companies were able to charge high prices to farmers to ship their crops in the late 1800s?
There was a great deal of competition between various railroad companies
The railroads foreclosed on many farms and took the farmers’ properties
The railroad companies had essentially no competition.
They were able to charge high prices because the railroad companies owned the Grange.
Situation that occurs when the number of greenbacks in circulation decreases while the amount of goods and services does not decrease or may even increase, as in farm production during the late 1800s.
Deflation
Inflation
Conflation
Consolidation
Grange v. Vanderbilt
Mooney v. Indiana
