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- 1. Multiple Choice
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING WERE POPULIST DEMANDS EXCEPT WHICH ONE?
RETURN TO THE GOLD STANDARD
GRADUATED PERSONAL INCOME TAX
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF RAILROADS
RESTRICTION OF UNDESIRABLE IMMIGRATION
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following would have not been a member of the Populist Party?
farmer
factory worker
banker
William Jennings Bryan
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which candidate was the Populist party's candidate in 1896?
Andrew Johnson
James Weaver
William Jennings Bryan
William McKinley
- 4. Multiple Choice
According to farmers and Populists, the "Crime of "73" was which of the following?
ending the gold standard
demonitization of silver
creating the Federal Reserve
ending the 2nd Bank of the United States
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was the pre-Populist organization to help address farmer's economic needs as well as education and social isolation?
Progressives
Democrats
Settlement Houses
Grange
- 6. Multiple Choice
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.”
William J. Bryan
Mary Elizabeth Lease
William H. Taft.
William McKinley
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich caused the rise of Populism?rising agricultural pricesThe use of silver instead of greenbacksCalls for racial segregationThe inability of farmers to pay off their debts
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the Populist party want unlimited coinage of silver?To increase the amount of money in circulation and raise farm pricesTo reduce economic inflationTo raise campaign contribution limitsTo decrease the bargaining power of labor unions
- 9. Multiple Choice
After unsuccessfully running candidates for president in 1892, the Populists were taken over by which political party in 1896?
Republican
Democratic
Greenback
Federalist
- 10. Multiple Choice
William Jennings Bryan's famous Cross of Gold speech is about...
The acquisition of colonies to increase employment opportunities.
The creation of a national park system
A policy of bimetalism to help farmers with raising crop prices.
Higher tariffs to protect American goods from foreign cometition.
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