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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Indigenous People on a Closing Frontier

Question 1 • Crowley Credit Recovery US History Studies Since 1877 A

The People’s Party was founded to

Answer
A
compete with labor unions, such as the Knights of Labor.
B
be a Populist alternative to the Democratic and Republican Parties.
C
ensure that deflation didn’t cause too much damage to the overall economy.

Explanation

The People’s Party, also called the Populist Party, was founded in the 1890s by farmers and other reformers seeking political change. It offered a Populist alternative to the Democratic and Republican Parties, so B is correct. The party supported reforms such as regulating railroads and expanding the money supply; it was not founded to compete with labor unions or simply to limit the damage from deflation.

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