Question

The army of Coxey was _________.
A. A disgruntled band of poor farmers and indentured servants in colonial Virginia
B. An African American regiment that fought in the Civil War.
C. A group of farmers who protested the excise tax on whiskey during Washington’s administration.
D. A protest movement against the government’s inaction in the wake of the Panic of 1893.

Answer 1

Hint: The march led by the army of Coxey started in the second year of a four year economic depression that deeply affected every sector of the economy.

Complete answer: The unemployed workers from the United States led a protest march which came to be known as Coxey Army. Jacob Coxey, a businessman from Ohio, a midwestern state of the country. The official name of the Coxey’s Army was The Army of the Commonwealth in Christ.
The Panic of 1893 or the economic depression in the United States, started in 1893 and ended in 1897, caused a situation of unemployment.
The major objective of the movement was to protest against the government. The people were asking the government to create more number of jobs in different fields like the construction of roads, public works, etc.

While talking about the other options,
A. A disgruntled band of poor farmers and indentured servants in colonial Virginia took place in 1676 and it was known as Bacon’s Rebellion. The rebellion was headed by a group of European indentured labourers and African slaves.
B. The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was an African American regiment that fought in the Civil War in 1865.
C. The Whiskey Rebellion dates back to 1791- 1794 in which a group of farmers protested the excise tax on whiskey during Washington’s administration.
Thus the correct option is D.

Note: The movement led by Jacob Coxey was started on 25th March 1894 in Ohio with only a hundred men but by the end of April the people of Pittsburg, Becks Run, Pennsylvania, and Homestead were also supporting the cause.