Wednesday 11/6/19



OBJECTIVES
  1. Evaluate the impact of the Populist Party, and explain why the party did not last
AGENDA
  1. PPT 2.4
    Populist Reading and Questions
  2. Review Game
Homework: Test Friday, 2.4 due Friday.
Populist reading questions: 

  1. What specific hardships did farmers face after the Civil War? (Please be specific in your answer).
  1. What were the three ways farmers reacted to their situation after the Civil War?
  2. What was the purpose of the Grange? What did they hope to accomplish?
  3. What six demands did the Populists make at their meeting in Omaha, Nebraska in 1892?
  4. What idea did the Populists embrace following the economic crisis in 1893?
  5. What was the result of the presidential election of 1896 between William Jennings Bryan and William McKinley?
  6. Even though the Populist movement failed to achieve its aim, what ideas of the Populists were eventually enacted in the first part of the 20th century?

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