Question 1(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

Question

Which of the following was a major concern for the National Grange?

corporate income tax
manufacturing prices
railroad monopolies
urban poverty
Question 2(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
What was one success achieved by Granges?

Railroads were placed under federal control.
State laws limited transport and storage charges.
They took ownership of grain elevators in some states.
Banks extended credit to failing farms.
Question 3(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Which group was key to McKinley's victory in the presidential election of 1896?

Democrats
Populists
farmers
business owners
Question 4(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
What began the Panic of 1893?

High tariffs drove up costs and caused inflation.
Gold dropped below a certain level in the U.S. Treasury.
The gold standard was reinstated.
The U.S. government instituted unlimited silver coinage.
Question 5(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Which of the following re-established the silver dollar as a form of currency and committed the U.S. government to the purchase of a certain amount of silver each month for coinage?

Bland-Allison Act
McKinley Tariff Act
Morrill Land Grant Act
Sherman Silver Purchase Act
Question 6(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Which of these parties was also known as the People's Party?

Democratic Party
Populist Party
Progressive Party
Republican Party
Question 7(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Woman with a draped star covered gown looks fearfully at large snake poised to strike. The word monopoly is spelled out on the belly of the snake. The tail is wrapped around the Capital building.
Public Domain

Who does the woman being threatened by the snake represent?

American women
all Americans
farm families
new immigrants
Question 8(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Woman with a draped star covered gown looks fearfully at large snake poised to strike. The word monopoly is spelled out on the belly of the snake. The tail is wrapped around the Capital building.
Public Domain

The snake in the cartoon represents which group of people?

powerful businessmen
politicians
poor farmers
populists
Question 9(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Political cartoon showing a man waving a crown of thorns over his head. He holds a large cross and straddles an open book on which the word "Bible" is visible.
Public Domain

What political event is acknowledged in this cartoon?

The passage of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act
A speech to the Farmer's Alliance
The passage of a return to the gold standard
A speech at a political event
Question 10(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Political cartoon showing a man waving a crown of thorns over his head. He holds a large cross and straddles an open book on which the word "Bible" is visible.
Public Domain

Which of the following would the person holding the cross support?

bimetallism
gold standard
monopolies
high tariffs

Answer 1

Here are the answers to your questions:

Question 1: Which of the following was a major concern for the National Grange?
Answer: railroad monopolies

Question 2: What was one success achieved by Granges?
Answer: State laws limited transport and storage charges.

Question 3: Which group was key to McKinley's victory in the presidential election of 1896?
Answer: business owners

Question 4: What began the Panic of 1893?
Answer: Gold dropped below a certain level in the U.S. Treasury.

Question 5: Which of the following re-established the silver dollar as a form of currency and committed the U.S. government to the purchase of a certain amount of silver each month for coinage?
Answer: Sherman Silver Purchase Act

Question 6: Which of these parties was also known as the People's Party?
Answer: Populist Party

Question 7: Who does the woman being threatened by the snake represent?
Answer: all Americans

Question 8: The snake in the cartoon represents which group of people?
Answer: powerful businessmen

Question 9: What political event is acknowledged in this cartoon?
Answer: The passage of a return to the gold standard

Question 10: Which of the following would the person holding the cross support?
Answer: bimetallism

Feel free to ask if you have more questions or need further clarification!