What did the Populist Party of the 1890s mainly demand?
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Correct answer: A. Railroad regulation and the free coinage of silver
- Step 1: Farmers in debt blamed banks and railroads. Step 2. They wanted silver coinage to raise prices. Answer: railroad regulation and free silver. Why not the others: The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery; the Fifteenth Amendment protected voting rights; and the Civil Rights Act of 1866 preceded the constitutional amendment.
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