panic of 1893
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Panic of 1893. Democratic Party control Grover Cleveland Massive expansion Railroad speculation Stock Market crash Runs on banks Repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act. Protests . . . “General” Jacob Coxey Coxey’s Army His solution. . . . and strikes. Bituminous Coal Miners Strike - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Panic of 1893
• Democratic Party control– Grover Cleveland
• Massive expansion– Railroad speculation– Stock Market crash– Runs on banks
• Repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act
Protests . . .
• “General” Jacob Coxey– Coxey’s Army– His solution
. . . and strikes
• Bituminous Coal Miners Strike– United Mine Workers
• Pullman Strike