history quiz
How was William Jennings Bryan different from the majority of other presidential candidates of the era?
He toured the nation, doing his own campaigning.
How did the federal government affect the practice of mining in the west
It provided land and patents for new inventions for large mining companies.
Why was sod a common building material for homesteaders in the Great Plains?
It was readily available in the Great Plains.
What did the gridlock between parties in Congress and the White House in the late 1800s lead to?
Little meaningful legislation was passed
What basic conflict was the Sand Creek Massacre a part of?
Us settlers and soldiers against native americans
president grant is remembered as a corrupt president because he
allowed members of his administration to engage in corruption
What step did the Populist Party support to reduce the cost of railroad shipping?
having the national government control the railroads
the political cartoon references
the illegal activities of Boss Tweed in New York City
As a whole, the presidents of the Gilded Age could best be described as
weak
what conflict arose between farmers and ranchers settling western lands
Farmers demanded water rights from ranchers
"gold of speech" implying that
every worker contributes to the growth of economy
what solution did the populists propose to solve the problem of crop prices not meeting their cost of production
minting silver coinage to increase inflation
Which type of people were most likely to support the Populist Party in the 1890s?
small farmers
what is the primary effect of Native Americans being confined into reservations
their nomadic way of life was increasingly restricted