Politics in the Gilded Age

AP US History· difficulty 4/5

"Free Silver" advocates wanted

A
$A barter-based economy replacing federal currency entirely$
B
$Unlimited coinage of silver to expand the money supply, helping debtors and inflating prices$
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C
$Adoption of foreign currencies for use in domestic American trade$
D
$A strict gold standard limiting currency to backed reserves only$

Explanation

A major issue in 1890s elections; defeated when McKinley beat Bryan in 1896.

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