Born: March 19, 1860

Father Silas was a well-known lawyer

Graduated from Illinois College with honors

Studied law in Chicago

Showed a great ability to speak

“The Boy Orator of the Platte”

Elected to Congress from Nebraska (two terms)

Appointed to Ways and Means Committee

Fought for Sherman Silver Purchase Act

Populist Movement

Anti-Imperialism

Free Coinage of Silver

Fight for the common man

Largely supported by farmers

Formed the Populist Party

“The Great Commoner”

Lower cost of money

Economic Focus

The Paralyzing Influence of Imperialism

Don't make colonial Europe's mistakes

Forced annexation leads to revolt

Military strategy doesn't trump freedom

Back the Dollar with silver

More plentiful than gold

Helps boost the average worker

Forced inflationVS

Don't let the masses be held down by the wealthy

The gold standard paralyzes the common man

Back money with silver to help working class

“You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold”

Received the Democratic nomination

Carried by momentum from “Cross of Gold”

Needed Populist support

Lost to William McKinley

Received Democratic nomination once again

Continued to push Progressive ideals

Lost to McKinley again, larger margin

Circuit of paid orators and performers

Used by Bryan to further support between elections

Spread Populist ideals

Nominated for the last time by Democrats

Continued his Progressive stance

Lost to William H. Taft in another landslide

Forever changed the Democratic Party

Lost Democratic nomination in 1912

Named Woodrow Wilson's Secretary of State

Resigned after disagreements in 1915

Was a staunch Protestant

Successfully banned (for a time) evolution from schools

Questioned vigorously about the bible

Final event of his life, leaving him in a bad light

Passed away July 26, 1925

Intense heat and stress of the trial was too much for his body

Buried at Arlington National Cemetery

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.cfm?HHID=157

http://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/bryan-william-jennings

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http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/traveling-culture/essay.htm

Slide 1: http://www.agribusinesscouncil.org/bryan.htm

Slide 3: http://www.christianity.com/ChurchHistory/11630519/

Slide 5: http://darrow.law.umn.edu/photo.php?pid=89

Slide 6: http://www.effectivepresentations.com/resources/info/william-jennings-bryan-imperialism

Slide 8: http://campaignrhetoric.wordpress.com/2011/04/22/1896-bryans-cross-of-gold-dennis-oneill/

Slide 13: http://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/bryan-william-jennings

Slide 15: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/monkeytrial/timeline/index.html