Write a long paragraph ( six to seven sentences) about the pros and cons of the Pullman strike. How did the strike help or hurt
the workers in achieving their goals? Use at least two specific examples from the lesson - one pro and one con - to support your argument. PLS HELP IM GIVING 24 POINTS
Pullman Strike, (May 11, 1894–c. July 20, 1894), in U.S. history, widespread railroad strike and boycott that severely disrupted rail traffic in the Midwest of the United States in June–July 1894. The federal government’s response to the unrest marked the first time that an injunction was used to break a strike. Amid the crisis, on June 28 Pres. Grover Cleveland and Congress created a national holiday, Labor Day, as a conciliatory gesture toward the American labour movement.
In response to financial reverses related to the economic depression that began in 1893, the Pullman Palace Car Company, a manufacturer of railroad cars, cut the already low wages of its workers by about 25 percent but did not introduce corresponding reductions in rents and other charges at Pullman,
Hessians are german soldiers who served in the revolutionary war. They served as auxiliaries in the British Army. Many feared Hessians because they are cruel, fearsome, violent, and merciless.
