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Important Words & Concepts

populist. Bi-metalism. Important Words & Concepts. Gold standard. Plight of farmers. Populist. In pairs, try and create as many words as you can using the letters “ popu . ” Example: popu lation. Using the words you came up with, can you guess the meaning of the word populist ?.

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Important Words & Concepts

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  1. populist Bi-metalism Important Words & Concepts Gold standard Plight of farmers

  2. Populist In pairs, try and create as many words as you can using the letters “popu.” Example: population Using the words you came up with, can you guess the meaning of the word populist?

  3. Populist Movement = Popular Population Populist = people Populism was a political movement lead by the people. Those who were a part of this political party were called populist. Why is this important?

  4. 1880’s-1890’s What two political parties existed in the United States at this time? Presidential Election 1880 James Garfield, Republican Winfield Hancock, Democrat

  5. Election Years1892, 1894, 1896 Populist “people’s party” Republicans democrats What happened that sparked the People Party? Where did it come from? How come the Populist Party doesn’t exist today?

  6. Farmer’s Plight Farmers Frustration High prices for transportation Dust storms Low prices for crops

  7. Bi-Metalism Bi Metal ism doctrine or condition Bi-metalism: The Populist wanted American currency to be supported by 2 metals, gold and silver.

  8. Gold Standard Under a gold standard paper notes are converted into a pre-set quantity of gold.

  9. Cross of Gold Speech William Jennings

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