Vocabulary
A political ideology which focuses on fulfilling the needs of common citizens rather than elites or special interests.
What is Populism
What issue did farmers have with railroad companies?
What was railroads charging unfair/unequal rates.
How did farmers think they could raise their prices?
Wat is the use of bimetallism to inflate the money supply with silver. Inflation would raise prices.
Give 2 of the 4 technological advances of the Agrarian Movement
What are the:
Steel plow (Sodbuster) to cut thru tough soil
Windmills for water
Barbed wire to keep livestock in and predators out
Railroads for the import/export of goods and people
Who ran as a Democrat, pushing for free silver?
Who is William Jennings Bryan.
A monetary system where the amount of currency is backed by the amount of gold a country has in reserve.
What is the Gold Standard
What issue did farmers have with the banking system?
What was the banks were charging high interest rates that made it impossible to pay their debts off.
How did the farmers think they could get the railroads and banks to lower their prices?
What is the government step in pass laws lowering these rates.
A fraternal organization that was a farmer’s movement
What is the Grange/Patrons of Husbandry
Which political party was made on helping the farmers?
What is The People's Party.
When new money is added into the money supply, expanding the money supply.
What is Inflation.
What issue did farmers have selling their crops?
What was too much supply, which lowered their prices and meant they weren't making much money.
What did farmers think about banks and railroads?
What is they thought they were being cheated by these companies and thought they government should take over.
How did the Grange make life more fun for farmers?
They held meetings and dances to bring the community together.
What speech did Bryan give that laid out how he felt on the Gold Standard?
What is The Cross of Gold Speech.
When the people directly vote on if something becomes a law or not.
What is a Referendum.
What issue did farmers have with politics?
What was they felt like they weren't being listened to.
How did farmers think they could get politicians to address their problems?
What is by electing their senators directly
It speeds up harvesting allowing for more crops to be grown.
What is the reaper.
Who ran as a Republican defending the Gold Standard?
Who is William McKinley.
A monetary system where currency is backed by the amount of both silver and gold a country has in reserve.
What is Bimetallism.
Why were farmers going into debt?
What was because farming was tough and they took out loans to buy equipment.
How did the farmers think they could solve their problem of paying too much taxes?
what is a graduated income tax
Agriculture is primary economic support
What is an Agrarian society
What is the legacy of the populist movement.
What were mixed results.
Success: They achieved many of their policies and even had the Democrats take up their ideas.
Failure: William Jennings Bryan never became president and the Gold Standard would stay.