This quiz assesses knowledge on the economic and political challenges faced by late 19th-century American farmers, covering topics like the Grange, bimetallism, and the rise and fall of Populism, specifically during the 1896 presidential election.
Oliver Hudson Kelley
William Jennings Bryan
William McKinley
Joe Biden
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A graduated income tax
Unlimited immigration to fill the vacancies in the labor supply
Direct election of senators by the people
Secret ballot
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It was started by Oliver Kelley
It allowed African-Americans to join its membership
It provided a social outlet for isolated farmers
Its game plan was to break the power the railroads held over them
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The Panic of 1893
The founding of the Grange
The "Cross of Gold" speech
The election of William McKinley
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It would put more money in circulation.
It would make the nation's money supply safe.
It would lower the prices of see and farm machinery.
It would allow them to profit from mineral rights on their land.
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Support the banks
Support political candidates
Oppose the railroads
Oppose the banks
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Republican
Populist
Democratic
Greenback
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Railroads charged farmers excessive rates for shipping and storage
The value of greenbacks was rising
Banks foreclosed on the mortgages of farmers who couldn't pay their loans
Good farm land was becoming scarce
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