Question

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

Answer 1

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

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).