USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

THE GRANGE AND THE POPULIST PARTY PLATFORM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What political party formed from a merging of farmers and labors in the late 1800s that said to represent the “ordinary” people?
A
The Democratic Party
B
The Progressive or Bull Moose Party
C
The Populist Party
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Populist Party is created The agrarians created the People’s or Populist Party, drafted a platform, and nominated James B. Weaver for president and James G. Field for vice president. The Omaha platform of 1892 concisely documented the grievances and demands of farmers.

Detailed explanation-2: -The National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union, also known as the Southern Farmers’ Alliance, or simply the Farmers’ Alliance, would become the core organization of the Populist movement.

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