The President in 1877, Rutherford B Hayes, did what in the face of this shutdown of railroads by a strike?

Select one:

a. He called for a study commission and did nothing more

b. He was a free enterprise Republican but when the owners called upon him, he sent in US Army troops to run the railroads and end the strike

c. He was a Republican so he believed in free enterprise and a small non-interventionist government so he did nothing and let the market decide what would happen

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Ezekiel Love

1 February, 08:16

The President in 1877, Rutherford B Hayes, did what in the face of this shutdown of railroads by a strike?

Select one:

a. He called for a study commission and did nothing more

b. He was a free enterprise Republican but when the owners called upon him, he sent in US Army troops to run the railroads and end the strike

c. He was a Republican so he believed in free enterprise and a small non-interventionist government so he did nothing and let the market decide what would happen

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Angel Espinoza · Answer 1

B. He was a free enterprise Republican but when the owners called upon him ...

Lizbeth · Answer 2

Option B: With the beggining of railroad strikes in July 1877, US President Rutherford B Hayes decided to send federal troops to disolve the conflict, which ended - by the use of force - by August 1877.

Workers decided to go on strike given that the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company decided to cut their wages twice that year, spreading their claim over Martinsburg (West Virginia), Baltimore (Maryland), Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), St. Louis (Missoury), even Chicago (Illinois).