The Great Railroad Strike of 1877<span> started on July 14 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, in response to the Baltimore & Ohio</span>Railroad<span> (B&O) cutting wages of </span>workers<span> for the third time in a year. Striking </span>workers<span> would not allow any of the trains, mainly freight trains, to roll until this third wage cut </span>was<span> revoked.</span>
<span>they made specific plans to be ready for war, appointed George Washington as leader
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delegates from 12 colonies met to discuss problems with England, some were for war, others wanted peace, first attempt at a Republican government
So in a easy way to explain yes they were ready to revolt they appointed a military leader they knew what they were doing
The Democratic Party is the party in which has had the longest continuous existence in the United States.
