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Topic 3-reforms-Progressives
Progressive era
Chapter 19 blog notes
Populism
Populist Party
Populismandthe Electionof1896
Question? What were the four areas progressives wanted reformed? How were they addressed?
Populism Populism is a movement which supports "the people" versus "the elites."
The Silver Issue Crime of 73 demonetization of silver (govt. stopped coining silver). Bland-Allison Act (1878) limited silver coinage to $2-$4 mil.
A.P. U.S. History Notes Chapter 29: Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt ~ 1901 – 1912 ~