Exam 26: Rumbles of Discontent

Why did free silver become the key issue of the farmers' revolt? What other issues were important to them? Explain why Populism came down to a single-issue movement by 1896 and how this fixation may have harmed their cause.

Identify and state the historical significance of the "fourth party system".

Identify and state the historical significance of the Populist (People's) Party.

The Populist party's presidential candidate in 1892 was

The first major farmers' organization was the

Identify and state the historical significance of Coxey's Army.

For farm men and women, Grangers were a godsend because

The monetary inflation needed to relieve the social and economic hardships of the late 19^th century eventually came as a result of

The Pullman strike created the first instance of

In the last decades of the 19^th century, the volume of agricultural goods ____, and the price received for these goods ____.

Identify and state the historical significance of Eugene V. Debs.

The Farmers' Alliance was originally formed to

Trace the history of the currency question in American politics from the aftermath of the Civil War to the passage of the Gold Standard Act.

Political historians often argue that the election of 1896 was a watershed election that marked the beginning of the fourth party system. Explain why this is so, and how American politics from 1865 to 1896 differed from the political situation that developed after the election of 1896.

Explain the relative decline in the importance of agriculture in the American economy in the late 19^th century. In what ways was the farmers' protest based primarily on their economic woes, and to what extent was it a protest against the loss of an older American way of life based on agriculture and small towns?

Which act was aimed to stop the hemorrhaging of gold from the Treasury?

How did the railroad impact farmers?

In the decades after the Civil War, most American farmers

Write your definition of radical. Then use this definition to argue that the farmers' response to their problems in the 1880s and 1890s was or was not radical.

How did the issue of tariffs impact and shape both McKinley and Cleveland's presidencies?