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| Farmers and other rural people that came together to form an alliance |
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| Where was the Populist Party formed? |
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| What was the overall goal of the Populist Party? |
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| To influence political debate and to get the Republicans and Democrats to adopt some of their ideals |
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| What was the point of the Omaha Platform regarding the national currency? |
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| To create a more flexible national currency through the Free Silver Movement (16:1) to increase monetary supply. |
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| What was the point of the Omaha Platform regarding the selling of crops? |
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| They wanted to create a sub-treasury system where the government would store their crops in warehouses (for free) so the farmers could sell their crops when prices were at their highest. |
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| What was the point of the Omaha Platform regarding taxes? |
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| They wanted a progressive income tax where the people that make more money will be taxed more. |
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| What was the point of the Omaha Platform regarding the election of senators? |
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| They wanted a direct election of senators (at the time, senators were elected by state legislators). |
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| What was the point of the Omaha Platform regarding government ownership of industries? |
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| They rejected Laissez Faire and wanted the government to own the railroads and the telecommunications industry. |
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| What is the Sub-treasury system? |
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| Where the government would store farmers crops in warehouses (for free) so the farmers could sell their crops when prices were at their highest. |
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| What is a Progressive Income Tax? |
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| Where the people that make more money will be taxed more. |
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| Why was the Election of 1892 significant regarding the Populists? |
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| The Populist Party won 3 states, scaring the larger parties and making them take notice of the Populists. |
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| Why was the Election of 1896 significant regarding the larger parties and the Populists? |
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| The democrats appealed to the Populist Party, adopting some of the Populist views and absorbing the party itself. |
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| What 2 views from the Populists Party did the Democrats adopt? |
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The Free Silver movement
The Regulation of Railroads |
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| Who was William Jennings Bryan? |
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| A Southern Democrat that was in the election of 1896. He was supported by the Populist Party. He also gave the famous "Cross of Gold" speech. |
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