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∙ 13y agoThe Great Railroad Strike of 1877 began to lose momentum when President Hayes sent federal troops from city to city. These troops suppressed strike after strike, until at last, approximately 45 days after it had started, the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was over.
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∙ 9y agoThe Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was about the reduction of wages for workers of the B&O railroad. As a result the wage cut was reversed.
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∙ 13y agoIt stopped the strike.
They were sent by President Rutherford B. Hayes to Martinsburg, West Virginia to quell a nonexistent riot at the request of Governor Henry M. Mathews.
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∙ 12y agowages were being slashed of the workers. and government wasn't helping because of the laissez-faire policy.
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∙ 6y agoThe Country saw their first railstrike.
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What happened nationally because of the 1877 railroad strike?
Other workers went on strike in support.
In what industry did the Great Strike of 1877 take place?
steel industy :)
Mary Harris Jones accomplishments?
The accomplishments of Mary Harris Jones include leading the great railroad strike of 1877 and fighting for employment opportunities.
The first major interstate strike occurred?
1877 by railroad
What did workers learn from the 1877 railroad strike?
That they had some power
What was the year of the Great Railroad Strike?
The Great Railroad Strike happened in 1877.
What best describe the significance of the Great Strike of 1877?
It was the first nationwide strike in the United States
What happened Railroad Strike 1877?
other workers went on strike in support
What happen at the great strike of 1877?
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 began to lose momentum when President Hayes sent federal troops from city to city. These troops suppressed strike after strike, until at last, approximately 45 days after it had started, the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was over. Juan P
What was the great strike of 1877?
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was about the reduction of wages for workers of the B&O railroad. As a result the wage cut was reversed.
When did the 1877 great railroad strike happen?
It began July 14, 1877.
Where did the great railroad strike take place?
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 began in Martinsburg, West Virginia.
The great strike of 1877 took place in the?
Steel industrial
Who was the President during great railroad strike of 1877?
Rutherford B. Hayes was the president during the Great Railroad Strike.
What happened nationally because of the 1877 railroad strike?
Other workers went on strike in support.
What result from the panic of 1874?
The things that happened after the panic of 1873 were the downfall of the Jay Cooke and Company in September 1973, and the Coinage act of 1873. Another thing that happened was the Great Railroad Strike in 1877.
Who was the union leader of the Great Railway Strike of 1877?
The unions active in the strike were inspired by the ideas of Karl Marx.
