Farmers
These speech written by William Jennings Bryan was asking the people to give up the gold standard in exchange for bimetallism to help the farmers (put more money in circulation)
Cross of Gold
Ellis Island
This political platform wanted a graduated income tax and direct election of senators
Omaha platform
What did political figures in political machines want in exchange for their services?
Votes/Political loyalty
Cities/Urban areas
These types of immigrants were mostly from Eastern and Southern Europe or Asia, were catholic, Jewish, and Greek Orthodox, and came later on
New immigrants
These laws were passed to protect the economic interests of farmers, mostly regulating the railroads
The Granger Laws
This man came to represent the corrupt political machines, he ruled Tammany Hall, the largest political machine in NYC
Boss Tweed
Mostly Asian Immigrants in the West arrived to which destination
Because of rapid city growth, some problems the cities faced are:
overcrowding, lack of sanitation, spread of diseases like cholera and typhoid
Farmers wanted this policy instead of the Gold Standard so that the amount of money in circulation would increase thus allowing farmers to charge more money for their crops so that they can pay off their debts faster, which always stayed the same
Name the three enemies of the farmers/problems they faced
Railroad shipping rates, high interests rates, middlemen
Because of fear that the immigrants would take their job/change their culture, people born in the United States had a rise of this sentiment
Nativism
Populist Party
Which government action passed limited immigrants from JAPAN
the Gentleman's Agreement