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The populists failed to receive support from urban workers because their focus was on helping small-scale farmers. The party was founded via the merger of the Farmer's Alliance and the Knights of Labor in 1892. They wanted to ensure stability for farmers by opposing large-scale commercial agriculture that they believed would surely put them out of work. These ideals were not what urban workers were bothered with at the time.
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The wealthiest members of the third estate?
Merchants trading on a large scale, some entrepreneurs and early manufacturers.
Which of these groups would be MOST likely to support the sentiments expressed in this nineteenth-century advertising label of Boss Tweed?
the urban poor
In 1896 what was part of the reason the Populist party declined?
William Jenning Bryan, the Democrat candidate stood on a populist platform, but lost to the Republican candidate William McKinley who won with a large margin. Bryan proposed a silver currency that would improve the economy and life of the farmers. McKinley had the support of wealthy funders, and urban supporters in the North East. The election marked the exclusive reliance on rural votes to win an election. The election of 1896 marked the end of populism because the populists believed that a merger would dilute their identity and and the party would decline.
Are urban legends true?
Urban legends are not true. Urban legends are stories that have been past on from generation to generation. They consist of myth and sometimes horror. The term "urban" is used to differentiate modern legend from traditional folklore in pre-industrial times and does not refer to an urban area. This is a term that has been used since 1968. The most common Internet source of debunking "urban legends" is snopes.com.
What is urban renewal?
Urban renewal is the redevelopment of areas within the inner cities. Most urban renewal takes place in larger cities in areas that have been slums.
