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Born: March 19, 1860
Father Silas was a well-known lawyer
Graduated from Illinois College with honors
Studied law in Chicago
Showed a great ability to speak
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“The Boy Orator of the Platte”
Elected to Congress from Nebraska (two terms)
Appointed to Ways and Means Committee
Fought for Sherman Silver Purchase Act
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Populist Movement
Anti-Imperialism
Free Coinage of Silver
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Fight for the common man
Largely supported by farmers
Formed the Populist Party
“The Great Commoner”
Lower cost of money
Economic Focus
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The Paralyzing Influence of Imperialism
Don't make colonial Europe's mistakes
Forced annexation leads to revolt
Military strategy doesn't trump freedom
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Back the Dollar with silver
More plentiful than gold
Helps boost the average worker
Forced inflationVS
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Don't let the masses be held down by the wealthy
The gold standard paralyzes the common man
Back money with silver to help working class
“You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold”
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Received the Democratic nomination
Carried by momentum from “Cross of Gold”
Needed Populist support
Lost to William McKinley
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Received Democratic nomination once again
Continued to push Progressive ideals
Lost to McKinley again, larger margin
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Circuit of paid orators and performers
Used by Bryan to further support between elections
Spread Populist ideals
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Nominated for the last time by Democrats
Continued his Progressive stance
Lost to William H. Taft in another landslide
Forever changed the Democratic Party
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Lost Democratic nomination in 1912
Named Woodrow Wilson's Secretary of State
Resigned after disagreements in 1915
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Was a staunch Protestant
Successfully banned (for a time) evolution from schools
Questioned vigorously about the bible
Final event of his life, leaving him in a bad light
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Passed away July 26, 1925
Intense heat and stress of the trial was too much for his body
Buried at Arlington National Cemetery
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http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.cfm?HHID=157
http://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/bryan-william-jennings
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scopes/bryanw.htm
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/bryan.htm
http://projects.vassar.edu/1896/bryan.html
http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/traveling-culture/essay.htm
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Slide 1: http://www.agribusinesscouncil.org/bryan.htm
Slide 3: http://www.christianity.com/ChurchHistory/11630519/
Slide 5: http://darrow.law.umn.edu/photo.php?pid=89
Slide 6: http://www.effectivepresentations.com/resources/info/william-jennings-bryan-imperialism
Slide 8: http://campaignrhetoric.wordpress.com/2011/04/22/1896-bryans-cross-of-gold-dennis-oneill/
Slide 13: http://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/bryan-william-jennings
Slide 15: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/monkeytrial/timeline/index.html