Apsuh Reading Quiz

Grange

Farmers orgnization founded in the 1860s, brought farmers together

crime of 73

Many Farmers and working class frustrated with the removal of silver in circulation

Free Silver

Lower class citizens promoted the use of silver

half breeds

Section of republic party that favored freedom

Interstate Commerce act

Ruled granger acts unconstitutional sought to regulate railroads

Coxey and his army

Wanted to create jobs, led a march on Dc with 500 unemployed people

Mary E Lease

Female leader of the populist party

Munn vs Illinois

States could regulate interstate commercwe

Panic of 1893

when railroads declared bankruptcy (redding/philli), market crash

Pendleton act

Garfield added civil service exams

Populism

Appealed to farmers, wanted government assistance to deal with economic problems

subtreasaries

Expand co-ops and make it easier for farmers to sell crops

Sherman anti-trust

Attempted to prevent, power of railroads and monopolies

William Jennings Bryan

Cross of gold speech

Spoils system

Political party giving its supporters jobs

Mugwumps

In between democrat and republican