Reading Guide 6-4

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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


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