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| When gold and silver backed the dollar. Ended in 1900 with the Gold Standard. | ||
| Proposal in 1868 to redeem Civil War bonds in paper money instead of gold. | ||
| A series of cases from 1870-71 before the Supreme Court challenging paper money as legal currency. Court ruled that issuance was unconstitutional and the money was illegal. | ||
| Eliminated silver money from circulation. | ||
| An 1874 adult education program. | ||
| Regulation of railroad and grain elevator rates. | ||
| 1878, established cash (silver certificates, silver dollars) in exchange for silver. | ||
| Eliminated the spoils system in 1883. | ||
| When the treasury bought 4.5 million ounces of silver to avoid cornering of silver market. | ||
| Federal law that committed government to combatting monopolies. | ||
| Highest protective tariff to that point in american history. Efforts by republicans to win favor backfired with hostility to this act. | ||
| Court Case against Eugene Debs for stopping US mail via strike. | ||
| Created a graduated income tax (ruled unconstitutional) | ||
| Group of workers who marched on Washington to try and get government officials to draw attention to the workers' plight. | ||
| Sugar Monopoly | ||
| 57% duty that replaced the Wilson-Gorman Tariff | ||
| Group of agrarian organizations that worked to increase the political and economic power of farmers. | ||
| Leaders of the populist party made these demands (which would rule in favor of farmers). | ||
| Leader of populist party in the South. Blamed minorities for Populism's failures. | ||
| Senator from SC who compared Cleveland's betrayal of democrats to Judas betraying Jesus. | ||
| Female populist leader. Argued that Wall Street Owned the country. | ||
| Farmer turned to politics. Ridiculed the wealthy and called them "robbers" | ||
| Politician, author, editor, and one of the founders of the Populist Party. Helped to create national education bureau. | ||
| "Cross of Gold" speech giver. Farmers' rights activist. Ran for president. |
