US History Test 8 Chapter 21

Who was an employee of the Department of Agriculture, founded a national association of farmers called the PAtrons of Husbandry, better known as the Grange.

Who was the Populist Presidential Candidate of Iowa, who won a considerable number of popular and electoral votes but did not win the election.

Which President sought to follow policies that would help reunite the nation and heal the wounds of war.

Most damaging to the nation was the scheme by this man and this other man to corner the gold market, that is, to buy up most of theg old in the country and then to make huge profits by forcing up the price of gold.

The Democrats chose as their candidate this governor of New York who had acquired a reputation by his unquestioned integrity and by smashing the notorious Tweed Ring.

The Republicans, who also wanted a candidate with a reputation for integriy ,chose this governor of Ohio. He was a graduate of Harvard Law School, had practiced law, and had risen to the rank of general in the Union army during the Civil War.

He was a cabinet member and a German immigrant who was a strong advocate of civil service reform.

At the Republican natinal convention, these two groups had trouble agreeing on a Presidential candidate, but on the 36th ballot they chose this man of Ohio.

For the vice president they nominated ths man.

The Democratic party chose as its nominee Governor this man of New York. He was a Presbyterian and the son of a minister, had been reared in NY state. FIRST DEMOCRAT TO WIN THE PRESIDENC AFTER THE CIVIL WAR

The Republicans nominated this man of Indiana, grandson of William Henry Harrison. In the campaign, The Republican party came out strongly in favor of continued tariff protection, insisting that it was vital to the nation's prosperity.

Who was one of the most prominent congressional leaders during this era was this man, who was congressman from Maine. He was known as Czar Reed for his aggressive leadership.

In 1890, Congress adopted a new protective tariff introduced by this congressman of Ohio called the McKinley Tariff.

Deomcrats nominated as their Presidential candidate a young Nebraskan.

When the best known "Granger law," which regulated railraod freight rates, was declared unconstitutional, the Grangers appealed to the federal government for help. The result was this act of 1887.