Examine the chart. Use the chart and your knowledge of U. S. History to answer the
following question.
Major Goals of the Populist Party
1. A 16-to-1 ratio of silver to gold
2. An 8-hour workday.
3. Direct election of U.S. senators.
4. Nationalization of the railroad,
telephone and telegraph
industries.
5. Restrictions on immigration.
6. Initiative and referendum.
7. Secret ballot for all.
What could be considered the "success" of the Populist Party in their promotion of
Presidential candidate James B. Weaver?
Populists turned the attention of the major political parties to the needs of the farmers
James B. Weaver later became an influential member of the Progressive Movement
The party placed the first Populist in the White House.
Populists encouraged Congress to pass the Homestead Act.