"why did the populist party support william jennings bryan, a democrat, for president in the presidential election of 1896? "

Bryan ran on a platform that was a combination of populist sentiment as well as concepts that were useful to those who lived in the heartland of the US. He was a big proponent of having more than one metal as the backing for the country's currency, and also was an advocate of legislation that would further the cause of those who farmed for a living.

The native americans, spanish, french and americans all name places in our state. the word “arkansas” came from the quapaw indians, by way of early french explorers. at the time of the early french exploration, a tribe of indians, the quapaws, lived west of the mississippi and north of the arkansas river.