USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A farmer-based or people-based political group who fought for the rights and protections of farmers. Also called the “people’s party” due to the inclusion of women, , indians, and immigrants.
A
Democratic Party
B
Republican Party
C
Whig Party
D
Populist Party
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Populist Party’s roots lay in the Farmers’ Alliance, an agrarian movement that promoted economic action during the Gilded Age, as well as the Greenback Party, an earlier third party that had advocated fiat money.

Detailed explanation-2: -Populist Party is created Accordingly in July 1892, they held a convention in Omaha, Nebraska. The agrarians created the People’s or Populist Party, drafted a platform, and nominated James B. Weaver for president and James G.

Detailed explanation-3: -It drew its members from Farmers’ Alliances, the Grange, and the Knights of Labor. Originally, the Populists did not form a national organization, preferring to gain political influence within individual states. The Populist Party consisted primarily of farmers unhappy with the Democratic and Republican Parties.

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