1. Tell me if each item was associated with democrats or republicans in the late 1800’s
a. Populism __________
b. Wealthy Industrialists ___________________
c. Keeping the gold standard ____________
d. Adding the silver standard ____________
e. Poor farmers ________
f. William Jennings Bryan ____________________
g. William Mckinley ________________
h. Shorter workdays and better wages __________
2. What are monopolies? Why did many people oppose them?
3. Explain the similarities and differences between andrew carnegie and john d. rockefeller.
how did their lives compare?
how did they treat their workers?
what did they do with their money?
4. Pick ONE of the following presidents and explain their time in office:
1. Andrew Johnson
2. Ulysses S. Grant
3. Rutherford B. Hayes
4. Grover Cleveland
5. William Mckinley
_____EXTRA_____
Pretend you are a farmer or a factory worker in 1896. write a letter to find you friend in another country explaining what was going on in america.
What was your life like?
How was life changing?
What challenges were you facing?
What new inventions or innovations were you seeing?
_______EXTRA_______
what is populism?
how does populism still exist in american politics today?