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Which of the following best describes what Western miners and farmers called the "Crime of '73?"
In 1873, Republicans in Congress stopped the production of silver coins.
In 1893, President Cleveland convinced Congress to repeal the Sherman _____________ Purchase Act, which led to the rise of the _____________ Democrats to oppose Cleveland's actions. [one word will answer both blanks]
silver
According to the lesson, the unemployment rate averaged around which of the following between 1893 and 1898?
20
According to the lesson, about how many unskilled urban workers lost their jobs in a matter of months after the start of the Depression of 1893?
25
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Bland-Allison Act of 1878 and the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890?
Allow the limited coinage of silver.
Which of the following was the greatest contributing factor in the defeat of William Jennings Bryan in the Election of 1896?
Bryan failed to appeal to immigrants and working poor in the Midwest.
Grover ______________, the nominee of the Democrat Party won the election of 1892, though Populists gained a significant portion of the popular vote.
Cleveland
Jacob ___________, a Populist businessman from Ohio began to push for a government public-works program for the unemployed. His ideas gained a significant following in 1894.
Coxey
What was the final result of Coxey's Army?
Coxey's protesters were arrested and put in detention camps
Which of the following best describes the campaign of William Jennings Bryan in the Election of 1896?
Energetic and active
Which of the following best describes President Cleveland's response to labor strikes in his second term?
He opposed them, sometimes with force.
Which of the following individuals gained significant profits from Cleveland's decision to allow the Treasury to borrow money from Wall Street investment bankers?
J. P. Morgan
Which of the following individuals became the People's Party nominee for President in the Election of 1892?
James B. Weaver
_______ _______ laws in the South ensured that the region would remain firmly Democrat due to restrictions on black voters
Jim Crow
Which of the following individuals founded the Patrons of Husbandry in 1867, which later spawned the Granger Movement?
Oliver H. Kelley
Which of the following best describes the main purpose of the "Granger laws," established by members of the Granger Movement after 1874?
Set maximum prices for transporting and storing farmers' produce
What was the main persuasive goal of the "Cross of Gold" Speech?
The Federal government should allow the unlimited coinage of silver.
Which of the following incidents set off a nationwide panic that led to the Depression of 1893?
The Philadelphia and Reading Railroads declared bankruptcy.
Which of the following united in 1889 to form the new National Alliance, which eventually led to the establishment of the People's Party in 1892? [Choose all that apply.]
The Southern Farmers' Alliance The Northern Farmers' Alliance
Which of the following was part of the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. E. C. Knight Company? [Choose all that apply.]
The Supreme Court stated that manufacturing was beyond the reach of Federal regulation because it was not technically commerce. The Supreme Court declared a graduated income tax unconstitutional.
Which of the following individuals did the Populists nominate for Vice President in the Election of 1896?
Thomas E. Watson
According to the lesson, the Depression of 1893, brought the most harm to which of the following groups?
Western farmers
In the midterm election, the People's Party lost much of its support from which of the following groups to the influence of the Democratic Party?
White Southerners
Which of the following individuals did the Populists nominate for President in the Election of 1896?
William Jennings Bryan
___________ ____________ ___________ became the Democratic candidate for President after a famous speech at the party's convention?
William Jennings Bryan
Democrats in which of the following regions were the most aggressive advocates of the unlimited coinage of silver?
west
