1. How did the United States try to Americanize immigrants?
A: The United States attempted to Americanize immigrants by assimilating them into American culture through public education. Schools taught immigrant children English, American history, and the responsibilities of citizenship. They also tried to instill discipline and a strong work ethic, values considered important to the nation's progress.
2. Why were so few new policies introduced at the federal level in the 1870s and 1880s?
A: Few new policies were introduced in the 1870s and 1880s because Republicans and Democrats were so closely tied in elections.
3. What were the main goals of the Populist Party?
A: The Populist Party endorsed a platform that denounced the government's refusal to coin silver and called for a return of unlimited coinage of silver, federal ownership of railroads, an end to protective tariffs and national banks, tighter regulation of the railroads, and direct election of senators by voters instead of by state legislators. The party's platform also called for a graduated income tax, one that taxed higher earnings more heavily. Above all, the Populists wanted government to defend the public against what they saw as greedy and irresponsible private interests.
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