Expansion and Reform — Test

Question 1

Populists believed that bankers, landowners, and political parties

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worked together to keep control of the US in the hands of the wealthy.

Question 2

In the late 1800s, which of these did the People’s Party believe would give the people more political power?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

choosing senators through direct election

Question 3

Due to the railroads, American settlers were able to travel west in larger numbers. How did this migration impact Indigenous People?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Indigenous People’s way of life changed because buffalo herds were destroyed for commercial markets.

Question 4

How could William Jennings Bryan oppose the gold standard and also support bimetallism?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Bryan opposed the idea of a fixed value for gold while supporting the concept of a currency based on two metals.

Question 5

What was one provision of the Dawes Act of 1887?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

to divide and distribute land to Indigenous people

Expansion and Reform — Test Answers