Question

In 1894, Jacob Coxey and his supporters a. called for a public works program for the unemployed. b. were arrested by police, with many later deported as anarchists. c. demanded that Congress nationalize the railroads. d. organized a march on Washington as part of plans to overthrow the government. e. demanded that Congress establish a program of unemployment insurance.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is A. In 1894, Jacob Coxey and his supporters called for a public works program for the unemployed.

Explanation:

Jacob Coxey was a left-wing American politician from Massillon, Ohio. Coxey was deeply involved in the monetary reform movement. In 1894 and 1914 he marched with disappointed unemployed in protest marches, from his hometown of Massilon to Washington D.C. Coxey believed that the government should print money, so-called greenbacks, and with these finance public projects. Coxey was ridiculed in the press and by Congress, but his ideas inspired Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal.