Curated OER
History Matters: Keep Off the Grass!: Coxey's Army Invades the Nation's Capital
Read the speech that Jacob S. Coxey planned to give at the U.S. Capitol in 1894, but was prohibited from doing so after being arrested for walking on the grass. He wanted to address the issue of the harm the depression of 1893 was causing.
University of Groningen
American History: Documents: Repeal of Sherman Silver Purchase Act
Read President Grover Cleveland's message to the Congress in 1893 in which he advocated for the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act from 1890. His objections to it are very well laid out.
Other
Nyise History: Grover Cleveland Links
Several links to Grover Cleveland's biographies, presidential actions, speeches and writings, and much more.
Other
Kansas Heritage: Pullman Strike, Chicago, 1894
This detailed and informative site explains how the Pullman Strike, which began as a peaceful protest about rent in the company town of Pullman, spread across the country and brought railroad traffic to a halt.
Other
Saylor Academy: Panic of 1893 [Pdf]
Article explaining the causes and impact of the Panic of 1893 which took place at the beginning of Grover Cleveland's presidency. It became an economic depression that lasted until the start of the Klondike Gold Rush in 1897.
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Grover Cleveland: Domestic Affairs
Grover Cleveland served as president from 1884-1888 and from 1892-1896. Read about his domestic policies in both terms of office and find out about the problems he encountered in his second term.
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Grover Cleveland: Foreign Affairs
Grover Cleveland's foreign policies were similar in both of his terms as president, interrupted by a presidential term of Benjamin Harrison. Read about his use of the Monroe Doctrine and some of the successes he had.
Charles I. Kelly and Lawrence E. Kelly
American History: Election of 1896: It Came Down to a Question of Money
This program, part of The Making of a Nation from Voice of America gives a very good description of the issues in the presidential campaign of 1896. Learn about the differences between the gold bugs and silverites, a third party...
A&E Television
History.com: American Presidents: Grover Cleveland
This easy-to-navigate site has Cleveland's biography, an image gallery, and several video clips.
Harp Week
Harp Week: The Presidential Elections: Grover Cleveland
A biography from Harp Week's extensive website about presidential elections of Grover Cleveland, outlining his tenure as governor of New York, and his two non-consecutive terms as president.
Harp Week
Harp Week: The Presidential Elections: Events
Read about the domestic policies and events that occured in Grover Cleveland's first term of office. Many of these were events on which he would run as he sought his second term.
Other
The Forgotten Depression: A Look at the Causes of the 1893 Depression
Article discussing what has been written about the 1893 Depression, and how its importance has been overshadowed by, and it has been less analyzed than, the Great Depression.