A late 19th century political movement demanding that the people have a great voice in government and seeking to advance the interests of farmers and laborers.
What is populism?
100
Populism -When
1892-1897 or early 1890's to late1890's
100
Grange -Why
demonstrated that farmers were capable of organizing and advocating a political agenda.
100
They believed that dollars should be solely back by gold.
What are gold bugs?
100
Silverites were made of daily of these two groups of people.
Who are farmers and laborers.
200
A monetary system in which the basic unit of currency is defined in terms of a set amount of gold.
What is the gold standard?
200
Why did Populists favor a limit to immigration.
It would eliminate completion for jobs.
200
Populism -Why
A message that the downtrodden can organize and be heard and had an agenda of reforms, many of which would be enacted in the 20th century.
200
Gold Standard -When
What is 1879
200
The lack of competition among the railroads created this for farmers.
What are high shipping prices.
300
a social and educational organization through which farmers tried to combat the power of the rail roads in the late 19th century.
What is the grange?
300
The Populist party collapsed with the election of this president.
Who is William McKinley.
300
Gold Standard -What
Paper money backed by gold, loans repaid in stable money, prices fall, many increases in value, and fewer people have money
300
Alternate name for the Grange
Patrons of Husbandry
300
The farmers alliance to which African Americans belonged
What is the Colored Farmers National Alliance
400
Paper Money
What are greenbacks
400
According to Populist party platforms this would produce a rise in prices received for goods and services.
What is and increase in the money supply.
400
Gold Standard -Who
Bankers and Businessmen
400
Farmers alliance to which white southern farmers belonged
What is the Southern Alliance
400
Sent people from town to town to educate people about agricultural and rural issues.
What are the farmers alliances?
500
A group of farmers or those in sympathy with farming issues.
What are the farmer's alliances?
500
What Populism is known as
What is the movement of the people?
500
Populism -Who
Farmers and the working class
500
They favored bimetallism in which there government would exchange paper currency or check for either gold or silver.
Who are silverites?
500
Goldbugs were made up mainly of these two groups of people.