Silver and Gold: The 1896 Election | Teaching with Primary Sources

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Maryland Public Television MPT Teaching with Primary Sources Thinkport primary sources presidential elections 1896 election William McKinley William Jennings Bryan populism silver standard gold standard anti-trust antitrust railroads railroad trusts monopolies free silver free silver movement
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History-Social Science
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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Silver and Gold: The 1896 Election | Teaching with Primary Sources

This inquiry kit features Library of Congress sources relating to the election contest between William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan.

Thinking Questions

  • Make a list of three things about Populism.
  • Explain the silver standard. Tell why it was so important during the presidential elections in 1896.
  • Why were railroads such a big part of the Anti-Trust discussion?
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PBS Learning Media

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