Coxey's+Army

Social unrest especially among the unemployed grew as the depression of 1893 worsened.

Jobless and on the March:  In 1894, about a thousand unemployed people were led by Jacob S. Coxey into Washington D.C. The angry and jobless people were given the name "Coxey's Army" because of their leader and how they marched into the Nations Capital. They demanded that the federal government spend $500 million on [|public works programs] and an inflation of currency to create jobs for themselves and the many others that were in their situation. This "army" was stopped when Coxey and other leaders were arrested for trespassing but the protest was significant because it added to the growing fears of the [|conservatives]. Coxey's Army, on their way to D.C. -->

 Okay...but Who Was "Coxey"?  Jacob S. Coxey was a Populist from Ohio. He attempted to propose his idea's for recovery in Congress, however when he realized they were not progressing he took action into his own hands. He gathered a following and marched on foot from Masillon, Ohio to Washington D.C. This was yet another sign of the dangerous instability of the United States during the late 1800's. <-Businessman Jacob S. Coxey



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