A) A sense of indifference B) Silence and confusion among the crowd C) Outright hostility from the gold delegates D) A buzz of anticipation
A) A political newcomer with no experience B) A fierce defender of the gold standard C) A former president of the United States D) A well-known spokesman for silver
A) The pump was more than primed, it was ready to explode B) The audience was completely uninterested in silver C) The delegates were tired and ready to go home D) The gold men had already won the debate
A) As a proposal to run for president B) As a lecture on economic theory C) As a defense of the cause of humanity D) As a personal attack on his opponents
A) It led to his immediate disqualification B) It caused them to ignore him C) It helped disarm them D) It made them suspicious of his motives
A) Like an angry mob B) Like a trained choir C) Like a group of confused students D) Like a disinterested gathering
A) A race to the finish line B) Brother has been arrayed against brother C) A business negotiation D) A game of chess
A) Only corporation counsels B) Only merchants in large metropolitan areas C) Wage earners, farmers, and miners D) Only those who work on the Board of Trade
A) The hall exploded with sound B) The chairman ended the session C) The gold delegates cheered loudly D) The audience fell into complete silence
A) Joining in the enthusiasm for silver B) Cheering along with the delegates C) Trying to silence the crowd D) Standing as if they thought the audience was about to turn on them
A) My God! My God! My God! B) Victory for the Union! C) Death to the gold standard! D) Silver for all!
A) He was resigning from the party B) He was challenging his opponent to a duel C) He was abandoning compromise with gold forces D) He was declaring bankruptcy
A) By calling him a coward B) By noting he was nominated on the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo C) By criticizing his physical appearance D) By ignoring him entirely
A) Internationalism versus isolationism B) Legislating for the well-to-do versus legislating for the masses C) Monarchy versus democracy D) Federalism versus states' rights
A) The economy would collapse forever B) Government would cease to function C) Cities would spring up again as if by magic D) The country would become a rural paradise
A) That it should be left to private banks B) That it should be banned in the United States C) That it should only be accomplished through international agreement D) That gold should be the only currency
A) The Industrial Revolution B) The issue of 1776 C) The Civil War D) The Declaration of Independence
A) Holding a gold coin in the air B) Arms extended to his sides as if offering himself as sacrifice C) Pointing at the gold delegates D) Hands clenched in fists of anger
A) The masses will rise. B) We shall win this fight. C) You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold. D) Liberty is our destiny.
A) Chicago, Illinois B) Washington, D.C. C) New York, New York D) Crete, Nebraska
A) William B. Allison B) Grover Cleveland C) Richard P. Bland D) Rutherford B. Hayes
A) Rutherford B. Hayes B) Grover Cleveland C) William B. Allison D) Richard P. Bland
A) $10 million B) $5 million C) $1 million D) $2 million
A) William B. Allison B) Rutherford B. Hayes C) Richard P. Bland D) Grover Cleveland
A) March 15, 1876 B) January 1, 1878 C) February 28, 1878 D) July 4, 1880
A) Steep decline B) Became volatile C) Remained steady D) Rapid increase
A) Richard P. Bland B) Rutherford B. Hayes C) Grover Cleveland D) William B. Allison
A) Chicago B) Washington D.C. C) New York D) Nebraska
A) 1896 B) 1933 C) 1900 D) 1873
A) 15:1 B) 14:1 C) 15.8:1 D) 16:1
A) Until 1971 B) Until 1896 C) Until 1933 D) Until 1900
A) Grover Cleveland B) William Jennings Bryan C) Alexander Hamilton D) Samuel D. Ingham
A) Democratic B) Republican C) Federalist D) Whig
A) A shortage of railroad supplies B) The repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act C) The assassination of a union leader D) Wages were cut
A) John Altgeld B) William Jennings Bryan C) Henry M. Teller D) William McKinley
A) 40 B) 34 C) 35 D) 36
A) John Altgeld B) Henry M. Teller C) Grover Cleveland D) William McKinley
A) The Progressive Party B) The Populist Party C) The Silver Republican Party D) The Whig Party
A) 35 B) 30 C) 40 D) 36
A) Fishing off the New Jersey coast B) At the Chicago Coliseum C) In his office in Washington D) Campaigning in the West
A) Silver Ben B) The Orator of the Platte C) Pitchfork Ben D) Gold Ben
A) A reporter friend B) Governor Altgeld C) Senator David B. Hill D) President Cleveland
A) Debated Senator Vilas B) Ate a sandwich C) Slept D) Worked on his speech
A) A tactical blunder B) A sign of confusion C) A relief to him D) Really painful
A) Silence reigned supreme B) A sudden calm emerged C) Bedlam broke loose D) The crowd turned hostile
A) Governor Altgeld B) Bland C) Senator Jones D) The police chief
A) July 10 B) July 12 C) July 11 D) July 9
A) Two-thirds B) A simple majority C) A unanimous vote D) Three-quarters
A) Third B) Last C) Second D) First
A) The fifth B) The third C) The fourth D) The first
A) The Akron Journal and Republican B) The New York World C) The Cleveland Plain Dealer D) The Wall Street Journal
A) Eloquence B) Lunacy C) Demagoguery D) Hysteria
A) Paolo E. Coletta B) William McKinley C) Mark Hanna D) James Ledbetter
A) Hermann Ahlwardt B) The Pullman Company C) The author of the New York World editorial D) Mark Hanna
A) Paolo E. Coletta B) Mark Hanna C) The editor of The New York World D) Hermann Ahlwardt
A) Public debates against Bryan B) A secret fundraising tour of the South C) A nationwide train tour D) A front porch campaign
A) Unprecedented sway over a national convention B) A failure to convince the delegates C) A minor event that was quickly forgotten D) An insult to the intelligence of the delegates
A) End the influence of the Populist party B) Overthrow the government C) Save the poor from starvation D) Establish a new religious movement
A) Urban intellectuals. B) The national audience. C) The business elite. D) True believers.
A) New Deal. B) Share Our Wealth. C) Supply-side economics. D) Trickle-down economics.
A) Franklin Roosevelt. B) William Safire. C) Ronald Reagan. D) Huey Long.
A) Trickle-down economics. B) Free Silver. C) The New Deal. D) Populism.
A) Franklin Roosevelt. B) Ronald Reagan. C) William McKinley. D) Huey Long.
A) Stanley L. Jones B) Michael Kazin C) Paolo E. Coletta D) Robert W. Cherny
A) 1964 B) 1985 C) 2006 D) 1896
A) Passion and Preferences B) The Presidential Election of 1896 C) Realigning America D) A Godly Hero
A) Political Science Quarterly B) The North American Review C) The Mississippi Valley Historical Review D) The Journal of American History
A) David W. Lange B) Don Taxay C) Kevin Phillips D) R. Hal Williams
A) Official Proceedings of the Democratic National Convention B) The U.S. Mint and Coinage C) Safire's Political Dictionary D) Coin World Almanac
A) Stanley L. Jones B) Paolo E. Coletta C) William D. Harpine D) Kevin Phillips |