Jacob Coxey and His Army Marched on Washington,D.C.,to

question 39

Multiple Choice

Jacob Coxey and his army marched on Washington,D.C.,to

• A) demand a larger military budget.
• B) protest the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act.
• C) demand that the government relieve unemployment with a public works program.
• D) try to promote a general strike of all workers.
• E) demand the immediate payment of bonuses to Civil War veterans.

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