<p>#4 Unit 2: The Gilded Age and Progressive Era “The People’s Party” I. Rural America a. During the Gilded Age, many people left the farms to move to the ______b. Farmers had difficulty selling crops b.i. ______prices due to new ______b.ii. Made it easier for more crops to be farmed = drove ______and profits b.iii. Had to buy seed and ______and pay ______to ship harvest c. Food prices ______d. Interest rates ______e. Gov't placed taxes on ______(______) to increase production e.i. Hurt farmers b/c they couldn't sell goods ______f. Victimized by ______companies and ______II. The Rise of Populism a. ______hits causing farmers prices to ______a.i. Farmers sell crops for ______b. Farmers unite and form The Grange (1867) b.i. ______advocacy group to make lives better for ______b.ii. 800,000-1.5 million members by 1874 c. Group ______to bring enough ______changes d. Western farmers wanted to create a new ______to push for political reforms e. Formed the People's Party in the 1890s e.i. "______" f. Southern leaders opposed ______party f.i. Split the ______and the ______f.ii. ______controlled the ______III. Political Help for Farmers a. Populists took control of many state legislatures a.i. Aimed for the ______b. Populists called for: b.i. Gov't ______of ______(to create ______) b.ii. Federal ownership of the ______b.iii. ______income tax-taxed the rich more b.iv. ______hour workday b.v. ______restrictions c. Lost the election in 1892 c.i. Democrats - "party of the working man" c.ii. Populists merge with ______IV. Election of 1896</p><p>American History II #4 Unit 2: The Gilded Age and Progressive Era “The People’s Party” a. Populists made ______of ______their ______a.i. Battle over silver vs. gold standard a.ii. Panic of 1893-falling ______, high ______, distress for ______b. Democrats nominate William Jennings Bryan b.i. Powerful ______b.ii. Defended use of ______b.iii. "Cross of Gold" speech b.iii.1. "You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns' you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold" V. William McKinley and Decline of Populism a. Republican nominee for POTUS a.i. Catered to the ______north a.ii. Tolerant towards ______a.iii. Won a decisive victory b. Populism declined after 1896 b.i. ______of big business ______b.ii. Country was becoming more ______c. Some reforms were successful c.i. Graduated ______tax c.ii. Gov't ______of economy</p><p>American History II</p>