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Class
Date
ISSUES OF THE GILDED AGE
Section 3 Quiz
A.
Key Terms and People
Directions: Match the definitions in Column I with the terms in Column II. Write the correct
letter in each blank.
Column II
Column I
1. grassroots political movement that ran
slates of farm-friendly candidates
2. Republican candidate who won the
1896 presidential election
3. founder of the Granger movement
4. organization that provided education on
new farming techniques
Oliver H. Kelley
Grange
Populist Party
William Jennings
Bryan
e. William McKinley
a.
b.
c.
d.
5. Democratic candidate who advocated
“free silver” in the 1896 presidential election
B.
Key Concepts
Directions: Write the letter of the best answer or ending in the blank.
6. After the Civil War, farmers’ debt increased as a result of
c. their influence in politics.
a. falling crop prices.
d. greater crop production.
b. lower transportation costs.
7. In response to the Granger movement,
a. the federal government disbanded the Interstate Commerce Commission.
b. membership in the Farmers’ Alliances declined.
c. the Supreme Court overturned laws regulating the railroads.
d. Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota set maximum rates for shipping.
8. Farmers’ Alliances did which of the following?
a. encouraged farmers to disband cooperatives
b. established postal banks to provide farmers with low-interest loans
c. excluded African American farmers
d. ran candidates in local elections to end the gold standard
9. What did the Populist Party suggest would raise crop prices?
c. an alliance of urban workers
a. government-owned railroads
d. a graduated income tax
b. the coinage of “free silver”
10. The Populist Party lost power in large part as a result of
a. their refusal to endorse William Jennings Bryan.
b. their exclusion of African Americans.
c. the 1896 election of McKinley.
d. the collapse of the gold standard.
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