Across
- 1. The worst depression in US history, lasted 4 years
- 4. Supports idea of paper money not backed by gold
- 9. The former confederate states
- 11. Money backed by gold in the US banks
- 14. Financial crisis that triggeredthe a depression in the US economy
- 17. word for bribed government officials
- 20. The want for political and economic reforms
- 21. Act that allowed coinage, only limited amounts
- 22. Belief in state rights and limited federal power
- 23. Lower-class farming citizens
- 24. expanded railroads through grants and loans
Down
- 2. Middle-class movement that stemmed from fear of big rich trusts
- 3. Large group of unemployed people led by Jacob S. Coxey, demanded that gov. use millions of dollars to create more jobs
- 5. Supported a pro-business economic program
- 6. Reduced tariffs and put 2% income tax on $2,000 or more
- 7. Democrats who opposed the unlimited coinage of silver
- 8. State laws that regulated railroad rates
- 10. Democratic supported standard
- 12. Act that required a test to be taken that determined your civil service job and prohibited civil servants from participating in politics
- 13. company that bribed gov. officials to grow railroad power
- 15. The standard supported by republicans
- 16. Time of political corruption and uneven wealth distribution
- 18. Republican nominee who won the election of 1896, considered to be the first modern president
- 19. The man who tried to get farmers to join the Populist Party