4 APUSH Chapter 19: "A Cross Of Gold"
Who won the 1896 presidential election?
William McKinley
What 2 choises did the Populist party have in the election of 1896
1. have their own candidate and take away from the democrats who supported them a little bit *would cause the democrat not to win probably 2. Support the democrate
Cross of Gold Speech
An impassioned address by William Jennings Bryan at the 1896 Deomcratic Convention, in which he attacked the "gold bugs" who insisted that U.S. currency be backed only with gold.
What tariff did McKinley pass just within weeks of his inauguragion?
Dingley Tariff
What is one reason that william jennings Bryan lost?
He traveled around to campaign (like they do today), but it was considered undignified at the time
What was the main issue that Mckinley dealt with?
He wanted to raise tariffs
What choise did they make?
Supported the Democrats
Who gave the "Cross of Gold" speech
William Jennings Bryan
What happened to the peoples party after election of 1896
it fell apart
Gold Standard Act of 1900
signed by McKinley. It stated that all paper money would be backed only by gold. This meant that the government had to hold gold in reserve in case people decided they wanted to trade in their money. Eliminated silver coins, but allowed paper Silver Certificates issued under the Bland-Allison Act to continue to circulate.
