By: Shea O’Connell and Malyka Jones Populism By: Shea O’Connell and Malyka Jones

Panic of 1893 The Panic of 1893 was a serious economic depression in the United States that began in 1893. One of the main reasons that the Panic of 1893 happened was because of overbuilding of railroads. It was the worst depression in the United States until the Great Depression of 1929.

Election of 1896 In the Election of 1896 Republican William McKinley defeated Democrat William Jennings Bryan. This election was considered one of the most dramatic elections in US history. The main issues focused on during this election were bimetallism, the gold standard, free silver, and tariffs.

Presidential Ballot Ballot 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th William Jennings Bryan 137 197 219 280 652 Richard P. Bland 235 281 291 241 11 Robert E. Pattison 97 100 95 Joseph Clay Styles Blackburn 82 41 27 Horace Boies 67 37 36 33 John Roll McLean 54 53 46 Claude Matthews 34 Scattering 43 10 9

William McKinley “Front Porch Campaign” During his campaign, William McKinley stayed on his front porch in Canton during the campaign and spoke to visiting delegations. More than 750,000 people visited him in Canton to hear him speak. McKinley's campaign manager raised about $31/2 million in campaign funds from banks and other businesses.

William Jennings Bryan William Jennings Bryan was a noted orator and statesman. He was a Democrat that ran for presidency 3 times, all unsuccessfully. When Woodrow Wilson became president in 1913, he appointed Bryan Secretary of State.

James B. Weaver James B. Weaver was a United States politician and member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a member of the Greenback Party and represented Iowa. He ran for President two times as the third party leader in the late 19th century. He wanted silver as the main source of money.

Vs. Gold Bugs Silverites Gold Bugs thought that gold should be the only standard of money. They wanted gold, which would mean less money in circulation. Supported the gold standard, and wanted gold as the primary source of money. They wanted silver, which would mean more money in circulation. Supported silver, and wanted silver to be the primary source of money. Vs.

Annexation of Hawaii America's annexation of Hawaii in 1898 made the U.S. bigger, while making them stronger economically. During the 1800s, the United States was concerned that Hawaii would become part of a Europe. In the 1830s, Britain and France both forced Hawaii to accept treaties giving them economic privileges. In 1849 though, the United States and Hawaii concluded a treaty that was the beginning of official relations between them.

Gold Standard The Gold Standard Act was passed and signed in 1900 by President William McKinley on March 14. And established gold as the only standard for redeeming paper money, stopping bimetallism (which had allowed silver in exchange for gold). It was signed by President William McKinley. The Act fixed the value of the dollar at 25 8⁄10 grains of gold at 90% purity, equivalent to 23.22 grains (1.5046 grams) of pure gold. The Gold Standard Act confirmed the nation's commitment to the gold standard by assigning gold a specific dollar value (just over $20.67 per Troy ounce). This took place after McKinley sent a team to Europe to try to figure out a silver agreement with France and Great Britain. On April 25, 1933 the United States and Canada dropped the gold standard.