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>
Because New Jersey was located between New York and Philadelphia which gave fighters prime position, not only on land but also in the ocean due to how accessible it was to water. It also was able to control war materials such as raw and worked iron, gunpowder, and muskets.
When Edward asked for more money to pay for the war with France, it led to an increase in democratic principles, since Parliament would only grant him this money under conditions that he respect individual rights.
Answer:
A.) Carpetbagger
Explanation:
"Carpetbagger" was the term used to refer to natural citizens of northern states who moved to some southern state, after the secession war, during the southern construction. The aim of the Carpetbaggers was to use reconstruction and the disadvantaged people of the south to make money, or to gain political influence through several different activities. As you may already know, the southerners were very resentful to the northerners after the war, which made it difficult for the Carpetbaggers to achieve their goals, but they had help from the "Scalawags" or are white southerners who cooperated with the northerners throughout reconstruction.
