One consequence of the Populist Party's appeal to southern voters in 1892 was
A) that it gave up trying to win the support of northern immigrants and industrial workers.
B) its decision to back William Jennings Bryan, the Democratic presidential candidate, in 1896.
C) the Republican Party's decision to spend $16 million on the 1896 presidential campaign.
D) the Democrats' effort to disenfranchise the South's African Americans and poor white voters.

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The Populist Party's appeal to southern voters threatened the Democratic Party's dominance in the South, leading Democrats to implement measures to disenfranchise African Americans and poor whites to maintain political control.

One Consequence of the Populist Party's Appeal to Southern Voters