United States History Question of the Day


Cross of Gold cartoon by Grant Hamilton
(Source: Wikimedia Commons--public domain)

Question 0949:

“You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.” This quote is representative of

    A)    the bimetallism position of the 1890s
    B)    a supporter of Andrew Jackson in the war over the recharter of the Bank of the U.S.
    C)    a Democrat-Republican's response to Federalist policies
    D)    a supporter of Reaganomics
    E)    an opponent of the Kansas-Nebraska Act

Question courtesy of John Braithwaite

Answer and explanation