Railroads & Populism questions with accurate
answers
What contributed to the downfall of the Populist Party? Ans✓✓✓
Economic prosperity after the Panic of 1893 caused their popularity to
go down
What did railroad companies do during harvest times? Ans✓✓✓ They
increased prices for farmers who used the trains to sell their crop
What did the invention of the Westinghouse air brake do? Ans✓✓✓ It
increased safety and profit on trains
What did the Supreme Court case Munn v. Illinois in 1877 rule?
Ans✓✓✓ It ruled that states could regulate railroads within the state
What did the Supreme Court case Wabash v. Illinois in 1886 rule?
Ans✓✓✓ It ruled that individual states could not regulate interstate
commerce, such as trains
What did William Jennings Bryan's Democratic nomination show?
Ans✓✓✓ It showed that the Democratic Party was changing in the late
1800's
What effect did "stock watering" have on the economy? Ans✓✓✓
Railroad companies over-inflated the worth of their stock and sold them
at huge profits, which causes panics in 1873 and 1893
, What speech did William Jennings Bryan give in 1896? What was it
about? Ans✓✓✓ His "Cross of Gold" speech compared the plight of
farmers to Jesus and his crucifixion
What was "stock watering"? Ans✓✓✓ Railroad companies gave
government officials stock in their company to get railroad contracts
What was the Central Pacific Railroad? Ans✓✓✓ A railroad that went
west to east from California
What was the effect of refrigerated railroad cars? Ans✓✓✓ Meat
slaughterhouses are now built in Texas and train profit increased
What was the Interstate Commerce Commission? Ans✓✓✓ The federal
government regulating interstate trade
What was the issue with the Munn v. Illinois ruling in 1877? Ans✓✓✓
Most railroads crossed state borders, and the federal government
controlled interstate trade (Slave Trade Compromise)
What was the Omaha Platform? Ans✓✓✓ The Populist Party platform
What was the Populist Party or the "People's Party"? Ans✓✓✓ A
political party mainly trying to help farmers
answers
What contributed to the downfall of the Populist Party? Ans✓✓✓
Economic prosperity after the Panic of 1893 caused their popularity to
go down
What did railroad companies do during harvest times? Ans✓✓✓ They
increased prices for farmers who used the trains to sell their crop
What did the invention of the Westinghouse air brake do? Ans✓✓✓ It
increased safety and profit on trains
What did the Supreme Court case Munn v. Illinois in 1877 rule?
Ans✓✓✓ It ruled that states could regulate railroads within the state
What did the Supreme Court case Wabash v. Illinois in 1886 rule?
Ans✓✓✓ It ruled that individual states could not regulate interstate
commerce, such as trains
What did William Jennings Bryan's Democratic nomination show?
Ans✓✓✓ It showed that the Democratic Party was changing in the late
1800's
What effect did "stock watering" have on the economy? Ans✓✓✓
Railroad companies over-inflated the worth of their stock and sold them
at huge profits, which causes panics in 1873 and 1893
, What speech did William Jennings Bryan give in 1896? What was it
about? Ans✓✓✓ His "Cross of Gold" speech compared the plight of
farmers to Jesus and his crucifixion
What was "stock watering"? Ans✓✓✓ Railroad companies gave
government officials stock in their company to get railroad contracts
What was the Central Pacific Railroad? Ans✓✓✓ A railroad that went
west to east from California
What was the effect of refrigerated railroad cars? Ans✓✓✓ Meat
slaughterhouses are now built in Texas and train profit increased
What was the Interstate Commerce Commission? Ans✓✓✓ The federal
government regulating interstate trade
What was the issue with the Munn v. Illinois ruling in 1877? Ans✓✓✓
Most railroads crossed state borders, and the federal government
controlled interstate trade (Slave Trade Compromise)
What was the Omaha Platform? Ans✓✓✓ The Populist Party platform
What was the Populist Party or the "People's Party"? Ans✓✓✓ A
political party mainly trying to help farmers
