Reading Guide 6-4
Some people, particularly those living in the _____, wanted the government to _____.
West, mint silver coins
______ pooled farmer's crops and held them off the market in order to _____.
cooperatives, force up prices
The exchanges had success with _____ in Texas and _____ in Illinois
cotton, railroad rates
Both the ____ and the ____ nominated William Jennings Bryan for president in 1896.
democrats, populists
One specific problem that greatly concerned farmers was the nations ______.
economy
To help finance the Union war effort, the United States issues millions of dollars in ____, which could no be exchanged for ___ or ___ coins
greenbacks, gold, silver
A rapid increase in the money supply without an increase in goods for sale caused, _____, which is a decline in the value of money
inflation
In Wabash v. Illinois, the Supreme Court ruled that states could not regulate _____
railroads
Populists who attended the Omaha convention called for federal ownership of _______ and a graduated _____.
railroads, income tax
Although the Populist Party began to decline after 1896, some of the _____ they favored did come about in later decades
reforms
Realizing that their problems were caused by a _____, many farmers concluded that _____ had pressured Congress into reducing the money supply
shortage of currency, Eastern Bankers
A plan by Charles Macune called for farmers to store their crops in government warehouses called _____
the Subtreasury Plan
William McKinley's personal reputation helped to improve the Republican party's image with _____ and _____
urban workers, immigrants
Populism was a movement to increase farmers _____ and to work for _____ in their interest
political power, legislation