The excerpt below is from William Jenning Bryan's speech at the
Democratic Convention in 1896. Based on this speech, what did Bryan
demand in his subsequent campaign for the presidency?
Having
behind us the producing masses of this nation and the world, supported
by the commercial interests, the laboring interests, and the toiler
everywhere, we will answer a demand for a gold standard by saying to
them: "You should not press down upon the brow of labor this
crown of thrones; you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold".
a policy of bimetallism that would help farmers by raising crop prices
Which of the following would geographers consider a "pull" factor that contributed to the settling of the far west.
Only a decade after the California Gold Rush, new discoveries of gold and silver were made in Nevada, Colorado, and South Dakota
The diagram provides details about the late 19th century America. Which title completes the diagram?
Programs for Americanization
Which describes and trend indicated by the information in the table?
The number of immigrants increased but the size of the major cities increased even faster
What is the main purpose of patronage?
to reward one's supporters
The primary goal of the NAACP was:
Equality among the races
Which would be the best title for the descriptions listed
below?
-Built sod houses
-Used dry farming
techniques
-Used barbed wire fences
-Burned cow and buffalo
chips for fuel
-Windmills pumped water
-Steel plow used for
tough soil
How Farmers Adapted to Conditions on the Great Plains
Journalists who wrote fiction and non-fiction accounts of the abuses of wealth and power in our society were called
Muckrakers
Which inventor predicted that, "The day is coming when telephone wires will be laid on to houses just like water a gas--and friends will converse with each other without leaving home," by using his invention?
Alexander Graham Bell
This poem would seem to be supporting:
Social Darwinism