Ch 26 Flashcards
As the end of the 1800s approached, farmers faced which of the following challenges:
A. Deflation of currency
B. Overdependence on one crop
C. Challenges of paying for new technology
D. All of these were challenges for the farmers
D. All of these were challenges for the farmers
In addition, the same supply/demand bit for the farmers: More crops meant supply was up, resulting in lower prices.
True or False
Many farmers of the era wanted to see changes in currency production to help their economic situation.
True
Ranchers and farmers both wanted more currency in circulation - they were pro-silver.
As more farmers were unable to pay mortgages, it resulted in
A. More tenant (renting) farmers
B. A significant reduction in agriculture
C. Developing emu and llama ranches
D. Reduced national tariffs
A. More tenant (renting) farmers
Tragic shortage of llamas and emus, unfortunately.
Several states passed “Granger Laws.” The intent of these laws was to
A. Raise tariffs
B. Reduce mortgage interest rates for farmers
C. Regulate railroad rates
D. Prohibit bankruptcy auctions
C. Regulate railroad rates
This was a clear picture of how essential the railroads were to them at this time - they were really the only way to get goods to market, and the rails could set whatever fees and practices they wanted.
The Farmers’ Alliance led to the formation of which political party:
A. Grangers
B. Populist
C. Liberal Republicans
D. “Know-nothing”
B. Populist
Which of the following Populists was known for reaching out to black Southern farmers (although he/she would change positions later):
A. Mary Lease
B. James B. Weaver
C. Eugene V. Debs
D. Tom Watson
D. Tom Watson
Because the Populists seemed to be growing in importance in the South, Southern elite leadership responded by
A. Leaving the Democratic Party for the Populist
B. More significant Jim Crow restrictions, esp. for voting
C. Denounching William Jennings Bryan
D. Extending more loans to poor Southern farmers
B. More significant Jim Crow restrictions, esp. for voting
US railroads had a major setback with the ____ strike.
A. Homestead
B. Granger
C. Pullman
D. Handcart
C. Pullman
Part of the shock of the strike was that many had thought that Pullman had treated his workers better than most; in many respects, he did, but that wasn’t saying much, really. It crippled the rails and led to federal intervention on behalf of the owners - again.
More of a battle than a strike as Pittsburgh steelworkers fought against Carnegie’s Pinkerton strikebreakers:
A. Coxey
B. Haymarket
C. Pullman
D. Homestead
D. Homestead
A sizable tariff hike in 1890, sponsored by a future President:
A. Almost killed McKinley’s political career
B. Helped boost the rise of the Populist Party
C. Was so unpopular most of those who voted for it were “fired” at the next election
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
In the 1893 depression, US gold reserves dropped dangerously low. The US was aided by a surprising loan from:
A. Heinz Doofenschmirtz
B. Canada
C. John D. Rockefeller
D. Britain
E. JP Morgan
E. JP Morgan
Which presidential candidate was nominated by both the Populists and Democrats?
A. William McKinley
B. Marcus Hanna
C. William Jennings Bryan
D. Eugene V. Debs
C. William Jennings Bryan
A major (THE major) issue of the 1896 election became
A. Raising tariffs
B. Creating an income tax
C. “Free silver”
D. Unemployment programs
C. “Free silver”
Text observes that Marc Hanna wanted to make the issue the tariff, but that Bryan’s constant campaigning (very different than what was usually done at that time) forced the issue toward currency and “free silver.”
Your text notes that the Democrats’ defeat in 1896 “marked the last serious effort to win the White House with mostly” these kinds of votes:
A. Black
B. New England, New York, and Pennsylvania
C. Rural
D. Urban workers
C. Rural
The West caused or created inflation to aid the nation’s financial problems by
A. Producing, mining more gold
B. Increased agricultural production
C. The Granger Laws
D. Resolving the railroad strike
A. Producing, mining more gold
The gold in the West allowed more currency to be put in circulation - exactly what the farmers and others had hoped to happen with “free silver.”
As Populist orators and dynamic speeches were at their peak, a New York City newspaper wrote that the US should not add any more states “until we can civilize” this American state:
Kansas
Presidential candidate who made his national reputation with the “Cross of Gold” speech
last name
Bryan
