Populism And Movements Against Big Business (unfinished) Flashcards
How many new states were added between 1889-1890? What did these bring with them?
6, brought new voters and new issues
How did Hayes respond to the Railroad Strike 1877?
Sent in federal troops to end the strike
When was the Granger movement formed and why?
1867, to unite farmers against the growing hostilities of the railroad companies
How many members did the granger movement have by the 1870’s?
800,000
How many governors did farmer alliances have by 1890?
4 governors
Who was the AFL set up by and when?
1885, Samuel Gompers
How many members did the AFL have?
250,000
1873 Coinage Act
Removed silver from the market
As a result of the 1893 panic, how much money did JP Morgan and his allies give Cleveland?
$62 million
What did Cleveland do with regards to the Silver Purchase act 1890?
Revoked it
When did Populism emerge and set out their manifesto?
At the Omaha platform 1892
How many votes did the populist party win in the 1892 election and who was the candidate?
1 million votes for James Weaver
What did the populist support in the 1892 election show?
People wanted change
Who stood for the democrat party in the 1896 election and what did this do?
William Jennings Bryan split the Democrat party with his “radical” populist ideas
What did William Jennings Bryan want to introduce which many democrats opposed?
Silver
Who won the 1896 election and how much funding did he receive?
McKinley, had $3 million from Mark Hanna which paid for 1,500 speakers
What did McKinley’s administration look like?
Filled his administration with wealthy men and set out business-friendly policies
What did McKinley do about big business?
Did nothing to prevent the consolidation of businesses into ever-larger corporations
Dingley Tariff Act 1897
Pushed tariff rates to even higher levels
What was McKinley a strong believer in and what was this helped by?
He was a strong believer in the gold standard which was helped by the Alaska-Yukon gold rush of 1897-99.
Currency Act 1900
Committing the US to continue using the gold standard
What was the granger movement?
Groups of farmers who collaborated to support each other’s interests
What was a grange?
A grange was a community of support for farmers so they could share machinery etc
What did granges prevent?
Hi business farms from buying out smaller farms
