The Populists' political program called for
a. a graduated income tax.
b. government ownership of the railroads, telephones, and telegraphs.
c. protective tariffs.
d. free and unlimited coinage of silver in the ratio of 16 to 1.
e. loans to farmers based on crops stored in government warehouses.
a, b, d, e
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After Thomasine's death, John Winthrop
a) married again and helped found a colony in the New World. b) never married. c) found solace in his home at Groton Manor. d) gave her clothing and effects to her mother. e) sold Groton Manor and moved to Scotland.
What prompted General James H. Carleton to give what he called a "wholesome lesson" to the Mescalero Apache and Navajo?
A) They were plotting to steal Union weapons. B) They had allied with the Confederacy. C) They had been menacing local Spanish-American communities. D) They had been attacking the Comanche.
Which of the following was the most significant cause of the Second World War?
A) The Industrial Revolution B) The Great Depression C) The Civil War D) The East St. Louis riot E) The Great Migration
The prosperity of the southern yeoman was limited by the lack of ________
A) cash crops B) land C) transportation facilities D) educational facilities E) entrepreneurial spirit