Draw Conclusions from the Evidence for Thinking through Sources 17

Instructions:

This exercise asks you to assess the relationship between conclusions and evidence. Identify which of the following conclusions are supported by the specific piece of evidence. Click “yes” for those pieces of evidence that support the conclusion and “no” for those that do not.

Conclusion A

Facing severe economic hardships and decreasing political power in the face of rapid industrialization in the 1890s, American farmers and workers in the South and West flocked to the Populist Party, which promised to promote and protect democracy by transforming the government’s relationship to the economy.

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Conclusion B

Organized to represent the common people against the entrenched interests of industrial capitalism, the People’s Party advocated more sweeping federal intervention in the economy and measures designed to strengthen political democracy.

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Conclusion C

Despite some leaders’ efforts to overcome them, the Populist Party’s internal divisions over policy priorities, electoral strategy, and interracial organizing became more prominent as the group grew and ultimately weakened its effectiveness.

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