Politics in the 1890s (68 points)
1. Name the Speaker of the House who manipulated House rules to
prevent Democrats from blocking legislation?
2. What legislation created a system of bimetallism (support for both
gold and silver)?
3. In 1890, what legislation raised tariffs to an all-time high?
4. What was the tariff rate in the 1890 tariff bill?
5. Fully name the organization that was formed in 1875 to provide
farmers with social and educational activities?
6. Granger supported laws wanted more government control over what
area?
7. Name the Supreme Court case from 1877 in which the Supreme Court
ruled that private property was subject to government regulation when
property was devoted to the public interest.
8. What 1886 stated that individual states did not have the right to
regulate interstate commerce, effectively overturning the previous
decision?
9. What political party combined inflationary goals of earlier Greenback
supporters with a program for improving conditions for laborers?
10.Name the candidate from the above party who received 3% of the
popular vote in the 1880 presidential election.
11.Farmers’ Alliances fueled populism and led to the rise of what
political party?
12.The above party was known by what other name?
13.Supporters of the various “third parties” looked upon the national
banks as monopolistic culprits known as what?
14.Name the major figure of the People’s Party was elected to Congress
three times.
15.Name the “cheerleader” of the Populist movement who encouraged
farmers to raise “less corn and more hell”.
16.Name the Democrat who used his Southern Alliance to become
governor of South Carolina, and succeeded in disenfranchising blacks
in the state constitution.
17.Who won the presidential election of 1892, and what was the electoral
vote? (A/B)
18.While the People’s Party did not win the election of 1892, their
platform would later influence the Progressive Movement. What was
the name of their platform, and who wrote it? (A/B)
19.Name the eight major proposals of the Omaha Platform.
(A/B/C/D/E/F/G/H)
20.What led to many Republicans casting their votes for either the
Democratic or People’s candidates?
21.What terrible thing happened as Cleveland began his second term as
president?
22.The worst depression of the 19th century resulted in how many
unemployed and how many collapsed businesses? (A/B)
23.What was the immediate cause of the Panic of 1893?
24.What were the long-term conditions that led to this depression?
(A/B/C/D)
25.When gold reserves fell, what did Cleveland do in order to protect the
gold market, thus angering many silver supporters in his own party?
26.In order to restore confidence in the nation’s finances, who did
President Cleveland persuade to lend the government $65 million in
gold?
27.In 1894, a group of unemployed marched on Washington, DC to
demand government relief for the unemployed. Name this group.
28.How was the above group treated?
29.Who organized the American Railway Union?
30.During the Pullman Strike of 1894, what government first happened?
31.Name the 1894 tariff bill and list the new tariff rate. (A/B)
32.Describe the first income tax that was part of the above bill.
33.What happened to the income tax the following year?
34.Name the book (and it’s author) that promoted free silver as an answer
to the country’s economic problems. (A/B)
35.In the election of 1896, name the Republican candidate who supported
the gold standard, but advocated bimetallism.
36.Name the iron tycoon who supported the above candidate, believing
that government should aid business, and that prosperity at the top
would “trickle down” to the laborer.
37.Name the Democratic nominee for president who was known as the
premier orator of his day and led his party to become a champion of
the poor.
38.The above candidate delivered what speech that emphasized the
Democratic support of silver?
39.The Democrats favored unlimited coinage of silver at a ratio of what?
40.While Hanna was campaigning for the Republican ticket, where was
McKinley?
41.What was the electoral vote for the 1896 election?
42.It is at this time that the Republican party begins to be seen as the
party of what group?
43.What has often been viewed as a parable for the political issues of the
1890’s?
44.Who was the author of the above book?
45.Identify the Populist ideas that carried forward to the Progressive Era.
(A/B/C/D/E/F)
46.Identify the 1897 tariff bill that raised the tariff.
47.What was the new rate in the above tariff?
48.What legislation ended the debate regarding silver?