Congressional Acts
Art & Literature
The Populists
Election of 1896
Random
100
It encouraged the settlement of the West by individual families, fostering a sense of land ownership and westward expansion.
Homestead Act (1887)
100
Wrote 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'
Mark Twain
100
The Populist Party proved popular with this group of people, especially out west.
Farmers
100
Republican nominee for President in 1896
William McKinley
100
Southern Democrats who returned to government at the end of Reconstruction
Redeemers
200
Law designed to limit monopolies and trusts
Sherman Antitrust Act (1890)
200
Organized Wild West Shows
Buffalo Bill
200
This agricultural organization, created by Oliver H. Kelly proved to be an inspiration for the Populist party.
The Grange
200
Party that represented business and industry
Republican Party
200
Created in SOuthern states to enforce racial segregation and maintain white supremacy
Jim Crow Laws
300
An attempt by Congress to limit the powers of the Railroad companies to overcharge.
Interstate Commerce Act (1887)
300
Wrote 'Call of the Wild'
Jack London
300
Populist Platform named after this city in Nebraska
Omaha Platform
300
The financial power behind McKinley's nomination
Marcus (Mark) Hanna
300
The Haymarket Affair represented a major setback for them
Knights of Labor
400
Passed after the assassination of President Garfield in an attempt to stop the spoils system and improve the Civil Service.
Pendleton Act (1883)
400
Wrote Sister Carrie
Theodore Dreiser
400
William Jennings Bryan, Populist leader and later Democratic nominee for President, gave this famous speech.
"Cross of Gold" speech
400
Term used to describe Democrats who refused to support William Jennings Bryan
Gold Bugs
400
Supreme Court Case that limited the strength of the Sherman Antitrust Acts.
United States v. E. C. Knight Co.
500
This act planned to turn American Indians into property owning, profit-oriented, individual farmers - but dropping their heritage.
Dawes Severalty Act (1887)
500
James McNeill Whistler
500
Kind of tax that Populists wanted, that made up part of their platform
graduated income tax
500
The election of 1896 would result in the demise of this political party
Populists
500
The Assassin of President Garfield
Charles Guiteau