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Populists

Farmers in the Gilded Age

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Group of agrarian organizations that worked to increase the political and econmic power of farmers; founded in 1867; also called the Patrons of Husbandry National Grange
Founder of the Grange Oliver H. Kelley
Group of unemployed workers who marched from Ohio to Washington to draw attention to the plight of workers and ask for government relief; the leaders were arrested Coxey's army
Movement which focused on cooperation between farmers; they agreed to sell crops at the same high prices to eliminate competition and to buy supplies as a cooperative Farmer's Alliance
One of the founders of and speaker for the Populist Party Mary Ellen Lease
Party that united farmers and laborers; called for the free coinage of silver; government ownership of railroads Populist
First Populist candidate for president in 1892 James B. Weaver
Three-time candidate for president; nominated because of support from the Populist Party William Jennings Bryan
Law that directed the Treasury to buy large amounts of silver at inflated prices; lead to a run on federal gold reserves and the Panic of 1893; repealed in 1893 Sherman Silver Purchase Act
Rich deposits of silver found in Nevada in 1859 Comstock Lode
Use of gold and silver for currency in America Bimetalism
1878 law that authorized coinage of silver numbers; first of several government subsidies to silver producers; created a partial dual coinage system; repealed in 1900 Bland-Allison Act
1900 law that stated that all paper money could be backed only by gold; eliminated silver coins Gold Standard Act
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