1.       What was the Billion Dollar Congress?  Where did the surplus come from and how did it get spent?

2.       What were the three main problems for farmers in America by the 1890s and how did they propose fixing these problems?

3.       Who were the Populists?  What were their roots and on what issues did they build their platform?

4.       What led to the success of the Populist Party and why did it fail to survive the decade of the 1890s?

5.       Describe the main causes and effects of the major strikes of the 1890s.

6.       How did the Panic of 1893 further strengthen the Populist Party?

7.       What did the laborer and farmer have in common in by the 1890s?  In what ways were the laborer and the farmer different?

8.       What was the Cross of Gold Speech?  How did it change the Election of 1896?

9.       Political historians often argue that the election of 1896 was a turning point and one of the most significant elections in Americas history.  To what extent is this argument true?

10.   In what ways did the farmers response to their problems of the 1890s become so radical that it threatened Americas security?